The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-06
Bates College.
Lewiston, April 8, 49,

Lewiston, April 8, 1897.
The winter term at Bates closed yes
terday with the senior exhibition at the
Main street Free Baptist church. Must,
was furnished by the college glce clut
and qaartetts. Following were the
speakers and subjects:
Crises, A. p. D, Tobics
The Spirit of the Age, Mary Buzzell
The Jewish Lesson of Nationality,
r. B. Stanley
The. Perception of Beauty.
Bismarck and .Gladstone-At Antfthesis,
Everett SkillinRe
Social Order Dependents ON Moral Ideals,
Emma V. Chase
In the Actual Lies Thy Ideal,
National Intel dependence, H. B. Parker
The Supreme Art, Mabel G. Andrews
Individuality, A. w. Bailey
Browning's Message,
Charlotte NJ. Hanson
Activity id the literary societies is at
high water mark at Bates owing doubt
less to the stimulous of intercollegiate
debating. The two old literary societies
Eurosophian and Polymnian, have
found their membership increasing be-
yond the point of highest efficiency.
Consequently in response to what seems a
universal demand, a new literary society
has been organized and chartered. Its
membership was obtained from the
strongest Of Eurosophia and Polymnia
and numb ers so. The new Organization
has been named Piasrian and it's first
meetings have beenIc characterized by great
enthusiasm. Final arrangements for The
Intercollegiate debate between Colby
and Bates have been completed. The
contest will take place in Lewiston CITY
hall on May 2. The question for debate
is, Resolved, that true republioanisM in
the United States is stronger now than
at any previous time IN our history.
Colby has the affirmative: Bates sthe
negative. The representatives Tor Bates
are J. Stanley Duykee, Carl r.. Nilliksn
and Everett Skillings.
The new chair of history and economics
recently endowed, has BEEN filed by the
selection Of Rev. Curtis N. ..Geer, Phi.
D., OF Danvers, Mass. DR.. Geer is q
graduate Of Wesleyan University and
the Hartford Theological Seminary.
While at Hartford he won the foreign
prize, scholarship aud spent three years
ln.eIu0y at Lelp6l8, 6U6clAliZln8 In hlBt0-
rica1 andseoonomio subjects. DR.. Geer Will
enter upon his duties at the opening of
the spring term.
The college Y. M. G. A. has elected
these officers. for the ensuing year,
Pres.-F. U. Landman, '9s.
Vice Pres.-O. S. Calhoun, '99.
Cor. 6ec.-O. @. Morrill,, 100.
REQ. Seo.-I. H. Gray, .'99.
Treas.-C. l.. Dennison, 1900.
President Landman will attend the
conferenceIof college Y. NJ. c. A. presi-
dents.at Boston next Friday and Satur-
day.
The Athletic Association is rejoicing
in thessuccess. OF the.annual athletio ex-
hibition Of the 18th ult. Not only was
the association able to present a pro-
gramme superior to any of previous
years, but the exhibition was a soomplete
financial success. About S125 were net
ted. This leaves the association entirely
free from debt and on an excellent. flnan-
eial basis to begin the base bail season.
The candidates for the base ball team
have been putting in some hard and con-
slant practice for the last five weeks in
the base ball cage. Capt. slattery is
confident Of putting very strong team
on the field and In one or two positions
the nine will be stronger than ever be-
fore. Manager Mari has not yet oomplet-
ed the schedule for home games. As soon
as the lewiston State league schedule is
announced he will CHOOSE dates that Will
not conflict with.the State league games