Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-24

Friday, will be devoted to the examina-
tlon OF candidates for admission to the
college next fall. Many have already
taken the examinations from papers sent
to various fitting schools
The graduating class this year numbers
52 men and is strong class in every re-
spect. Harvey Waterman Thayer of Gray
has led the class In scholarship for the
course. The provisional appointments of
the class numbered 25 and of these the
following six have been selected by com
petition before committee of the faculty
to deliver their parts on the commence
ment stage next Thursday: Archie Guy
Axtell Winthrop; Bert Lewis Bryant,
Lowell, Mass. Louis Clinton Hatch,
Bangor; Guy Bennett Mayo Southport,
Penn. Hoyt Augutuss Moore. Ellsworth :;
and Ralph Taylor Parker, Pennington,
N. ii. The medical graduating class will
be represented by James Edward Heating
of Portland, the class orator.
The following three sophomore prizes
have been announced: Smythe mathe-
NAUTICAL prize of $500, Harry NJ Varrell of
Wells; Sewall Greek prize of $25, J. W.
Hewitt of Woodfords; Sewall Latin prize
of s25, ID. d. Spear of Freeport. The
dozen or more senior and junior prizes
will be announced next week. There
will be no changes in the faculty next
year except that Mr.. ". B. Mitchell, in
structor in rhetoric, will be given leave
of absence for year and his place will be
supplied by c. S. Rich '92, who graduates
this year from the Andoyer Theological
Seminary.
Several college publications of much in
terest have just been issued. Among
them are full description catalogue of
Bowdoin's art collections, by Prof. John
son and the annual reports of President
Hyde and Librarian Little, the latter
shows that over 2100 books have been
added to the library the past year, giving
it now about IS, 900 Volumes In Pres-
dent Hyde's report, among other import
ant recommendations, he says, 1.-The one
important step forward which the college
ought to take this year is the provision for
broader, not lower or easier basis of
admission. This is the main issue to be
considered at the next meeting of the
boards. Three years ago President Hyde
recon mended that the faculty be author
lied to offer an alternative for the require
ment in Greek, and this year he urges the
Importance of the step much more strong
ly, that Bowdoin may keep at the front
in educational progress. Every college in
New England today offers four years
course for admission to which Greek is
not requisite, except three colleges in
Maine
This is the tenth year of President
Hyde's connection with the college, and
in his report he makes brief review of
ho 10
this period He modestly attributes this
progress to the generosity Of our bene
factors and the progressive times in which
our lot has fallen" but all know that it
has been due in no small degree to the
energy, liberality, and clear rightedness
of Bowdoin's brilliant and popular young
president. In these ten years the faculty
has grown from II to II. The students
have increased from lib to 229. The
courses of study taking course given
four times a week for one term as unit,
have increased from 6S to 90. The cleo
tive principle has been extended from
one-sixth to two-thirds of the course. The
library has increased from 35, 600 to So, 600
volumes its circulation from $500 to
600; and the number of hours it Il open
each week from "a to go. One building
has been thoroughly renovated; memorial
tablets have been placed in Memorial hall
an organ has been placed in the chapel;
and extensive additions have been made
to our art collections Four new buildings
have been erected at cost of about $780,,
900. The productive funds of the college,
including funds for scholarships and
special purposes, have increased from
1850, 900 to $3.50, 000