Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-09-21
BOWDOIN'S BEST,
The Searles Science Building,
Presented and Dedicated.
Gen. Hubbard Made the Address Of
Presentation.l
Bowdoin's Second Century Begun under Most
tuspicious Conditions.

Brunswick, Sept. 20.-(Special. THE
most important event of the opening week
of Bowdoin's new century was the dedica-
ton of the Searles Science building, which
took place this afternoon. After a year
and half of growth, and an expenditure
of over $4,000, the finest and bes.
equipped science building owned by any
educational institution stands on the Bow
doin campus. The noble structure, fully
quipped is the uncor ditional gift to the
college of E. F. Searles. the New York
millionaire, as a memorial to Lis wife, the
late Mary Frances Searles. The building
is now entirely done and fl ted up, and " i'll
be occupied at once in all the departments,
biological, physical ard chemical. The
grading is all completed around it, tie
paths laid out, etc. The building is of
brick, with stone trimmings, built in the
simple but artistic Elizabethan style. 1t is
of three stories with a high, well-lighted
basement, and has front of l72 feet and a
greatest width of 10 feet.
=, The dedication exercises this after
noon were simple but impress
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rain several hundred people were present
besides the students who participated in 8
body. The exercises opened in the large
chemical lecture room at 3 o'clock with
prayer by Prof. Henry L. Chapman, d. d
A cablegrsm of congratulation was read
from Mr.. Searles, who is in Europe, and
then the address of presentation for the
donor was delivered by Gen. Thomas III
Hubbard, LII. D., of New York, who has
all along been the representative of Mr.
Searles. An eloquent and feeling address
of acceptance for the college was delivered
by President William Dew. Hyde, d. D.,
and the benediction was pronounced by
Rev. Edward B. Mason, ID. d., of Bruins
wick.
Then the formal dedication address was
delivered in Memorial hall by Prof. Geo.
L. Goodale, LII of Harvard, Maine
man and one of the leading scientists Of the
country. Prof. Goodale was once a Bow
doin professor, and President Hyde studied
under him at Harvard. He traced the
great development of the study of science,
and drew most interesting parallel
between the old methods, ideas and app'i
ances and the new. 1t was scholarly
effort and was closely listened to.
The fall term at Bowdoin is opening under
most auspicious circumstances in all lines.
The entering class of 63 is pronounced one
of the best for years, though smaller than
last years class. Most of the upper class
men are back, and are settling down to
the work of another year. The Juniors
and sophomores each gain and lose several
men, but the seniors will probably graduate
their present number of SO men. This
week is the scene of the usual number Of
contests between the lower classes, chapel
rushes, rope pulls, horn concerts, base ball
game, foot ball rushes, Phi
Chi orgies, etc. This evening the annual
reception by the Y. M. c. A. is given to
the incoming class. All the members of
the faculty are on hand except Librarian
Little, who is in New York. Smith, 80, is
the new assistant in chemistry, and II. &
Emery, 80, now occupies the chair of polit-
ical economy. The foot ball men are busy
on the delta each afternoon ana the pros
poets are the brightest for years. The first
game will be with Exeter Oct. 6 and fine
schedule has been arranged. Fairbanks,
the star quarter, who is without doubt the
hest foot ball man in Maine, has had to re-
turn to his home in Bangor, seriously
threatened with typhoid fever. His alb
sence from the field would be heavy blow
10 the foot ball team.