Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-08
B0WIhIN COLLEGE.
The New sioo. 900 Endowment.

II sre.sing Of the late IF Of 100000
IN B,~dasn Celis.e s.cn Mis G-.nsfin-
G.fcsi7E Of Csliferais. rtesitsns Usts in
formed 8 rsIrs:s2tsl We CT the Ltsisfon
journal. tbs he shns.h; TIE p-ssas't great
az reed ef ise eeii~zs 70 D. ss.sathe
sai1d ~. similar 20 tia. o. Wil.;aGs Col
bg. q. Hyce Is 7. P Irisi 10 have SAID
Each Of the sc;sEtsdc g. psf'msnis need
. ba.ltias by tn m-elves. Perhaps ma de-
pxs:fasst VI ehssRisIy n.sds rs2si > nsv
oBi. i z. 4 structure tns' wa ACCOM-
mots the Ssysr;lsa: you'd coss S.5 go
OF $50 go.
.-Ls.s year in iss c..s Il chemistry
there we're 30 :arlA-s Va kno< Pfof
Robissou 10 professor Of css~istrT s-d
Il, CT bailelos .o.ld b. b -. fJr hiln
10 1nsr tAaa shy o'h,r hseAa.= b. nesds l..
"A building is needed foe biology and
fhsses. II ~ &c, the $40 Co sai II
.ili be oaiy q matter Of time shea the de
plrtmeais Ate Ace, m@edAtzJ.
..0f ccayse che m;-,ry b.. .si- SC omro
cations ia Adams BAL, tue md c Al bull
irg. That il given apt9 Chemistry and
phys;cs sd ,ha me'icsi seh7cl. Ard 'iI
NJ jnihs IN tie year ~nen she Medical
Scfeo is in ss..ion the ca9artmeuis are
crowded badly.
The lcc,s.oa Of new scien:;a. tuiiiing,
should think v9ul1 b. ia h. f,eat IT the
Camps and form the fiu' side 0: Z lad-
r1n2ia with the aev srs Quilting
"Ycu kaog the FAirxeathef MOT ey,
500 coo, will be paid in March OF this
year, or viii then draw intsrss. at say rate.
The Art Building
is to be something Of an architectural fes-
ture McKin, Mead & Co. Of New YORK,
~ho suppose are the leading archiiec.s of
the c. unIS. are Masking the plsns. They
drew the plans fer the Boston Put
nc library. The building siil Ia le-
Gated jus. sc.o., the scuIh end OF the can
ous a, RICH; AZ giles with Mxin street.. Tie
| only Dimensions that have heard OF are
100 80 feet. I, will be lighted from
b1ve. OF course it will be only ore story
hish with Basement. Whel the archi-
tect WAS here in the fsll, looking around the
grounds, / acco mpanied him xnd he said that
la would se1d me some sketches. am ex
pacing .hsm nov. L. the spriug the
-crkmen viii commence work IS soon as
| he -eSsoa will allow
Fine College Bulletin gives the folloT
| iug scc9unt of the gentlemen from whose
money this 800, 900 endowment came, who
graduated firm the Msdica! School in the
class Of 1913
! Samuel Merritt son Of Stephen sni-
| (Panngtor) Merit, Vas born the 80 n Of
March, 1922. at HEpsSell He studied
medicine vi.h his brother -in-l Lac. Seward
G Icelon, 81. D, (Bo~d0ia 1850 and ct
t.uded two courses Of lectures ST che Meoi
csI Schcol Of Maine After taking his d.
gree he spsnt an additional year in the New
| York hospitals snd n attendance upo.
medical lectures there, acd also a; Btuns
wick. He b.zan the practice Of bis pro
tessi1n at Plymouth, Mass and s,tsinet
co 81 'arsols prominence as surgeon. 4
.fiicuis OF GRAFTON which he performed at
tracted tie notice OF ard led &
an acquaintance With Dsnel Web
ster. whcss home in Marshtield
Mas, was not far distant. At the later
| suggestion he removed 70 San Francisco
Cai., making the voyage arouod the Cap
in vessel which he had purchased ant
loaded with general cargo. This CONNER,
c!sl adventure was very successful, ans
after three years practice he gave himsel
entirsly TO the business. He was tn
pioneer of the lumber trsds Of the Pac:f f,
coast, the designer and builder of sup,
rior class OF coasting vessels, the ofigi0s
tor Of the California Mutual Marine Insur
snce Company. and prominent and ex.en
sive desler in real estate. Be retired frog
active business in 1865 and took up hi
residence az Oakland where be die d Angus
l1lh, 1890 DR. Merritt rervtd as MAJ o
OF OsklaI for Two years, and az regeai o
he Univ-rsity of California. He neve
mirried and OF bis desth the bulk of h
estate. the largest 10 the city, passed to hi
sister. Catherine Merritt, widow Of Sesaft
Ga-cslon, also q graduate
so II Was This Man.
the friend OF Daniel Webster. who mad
| the money this! has fallen to old Bowdoin
Tais money with ,hs FsirTes.her moneJ
si!l double the valuation Of Bowdoi1
funds.
Prof. Robinson said u7on the matter o
a new building that ole for physics art
chemistry was needed. "We ough. t.
have" said Prof. Robinson, - buidinl
that will have laboratories and lectur'
loom, for both departments Of :hos'
sciences. The modern demand to
such work has crowded our facilities herr
20 thst We have not what we ought to have
EveI il the Medical School does 90 10 Port
land, it will be useless TO repair the olt
medical building. Isvould be cheaper tt
construct new ouiidipg than 10 repair 81
! Cd one, Ii such a building is constructed
care and !socr will be employed to make i
| mp 60 the standard ard needs of those sci
ences. The leading New England collegv
Gu SIDE of MAR have either bull. or starset
new buildings for chemistry"