Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-11
B0jWD0lN COLLEGE.
The Quill and the Orient Reorganize
Their Corps Of Editors.


Brunswick. Me-, Dec. 10-(SpeciaD.-At
a recent meeting of the editorial board of
the Bowdoin Quill. the following con-
tributors We're elected to positions on the
board: Harold Fessenden Dana of Port
land, Lucien Percy Libby of Westbrook.
Fred Raymond Marsh of Eustis. Fla.
Arthur Huntington Mason of Augusta,
Hanson Hart Webster of Portland all of
the class of 80. The terms of the follow
ing seniors will expire with the close OF
the present volume: Percival P. Baxter
of Portland. William w. Lawrence of
Portland, Thomas l.. Marble of Gorham,
N. H.. Frank II. Swan of Westbrook. and
Stephen e. Young of Brunswick.
1t was voted at the meeting that only
members of the two upper classes should
be eligible to positions on the editorial
staff of the Quill. The December number
of the Quill will complete the first vol
ume of Bowdoins literary monthly
Started. last January. as rather a doubt
full experiment, the publication has met
with a success which far surpassed the
expectations of its founders. and has now
become thoroughly established in the lit
erary life of Bowdoin.
The new. Quill board met today, and
organized as follows: Chairman Roy
Leon Marston. Skowhegan: business man.
ager, Francis Wayland Briggs. Pittsfield
associate editors, H. F. Dana, l.. p Libby.
F. r. Marsh, A. u. Mason. H. IL. Web
ster.
Bowdoin will close. Friday. Dec. Il. for
the Christmas vacation. On Thursday
evening. Dec. 16. will occur the annual
sophomore prize defamation contest, in
which the following speakers will parti-
cipate:
John Russell Bass, Wilton; Percy An
drews Babb, North Bridgton: Harry OIL
yer Bacon. Natick, Mass; Albro Leonard
Burnell. WoOdfords; Robert Franklin
Chapman. Portland: Harry Clinton Nc
Carly, Portland; Jslay Francis McCor-
mick. Boothbay Harbor; Ernest Leon
Jordan, Auburn; Frank Melville Sparks
Bangor; Henry Augustus Shorey, Jr.
Bridgton; Frederick Crosby Lee, New
castle; James Piasted Walker, Bath: Jo-
seph Walker Whitney. Portland.
The Junior class at Bowdoin has made
elaborate preparations for the coming
important events in the social life of
Brunswick. and thdy bid fair to be more
popular this winter than ever. The
juniors have elected the following COM
mittee of arrangements: Henry Warren
Lancey, Pittstield; joseph Dawson Snkin-
son, Portland; Wallace Humphrey White
Jr., lewiston
An invitation from representatives of
the other Maine colleges was recently
received by the George Evans Debating
Society, asking Bswdoin to participate
in an intercollegiate debate. meeting
of the student body was held in Memorial
hall. and after considerable discussion it
was voted to decline the invitation.
At a meeting of the Orient board. the
following students were elected to fill the
positions made vacant by the resignation
of those elected to the Quill board: Drew
Bert Hall. 80. Brunswick: Percy Andrews
Babb. 1900 North BridgtOn: Joseph Walker
Whitney. 1900. Portland.
President William Dewitt Hyde who
has been in Europe during the past year.
will be back at Bowdoin by the beginning
of the winter term. At an American ban.
quet held in Berlin. Thanksgiving day.
President Hyde responded to the toast
Friends Across the Sea-" and was warm
iy received. During the president alb
sence from Bowdoin Professor Henry Lee
land Chapman has, acted as president.