Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-25
:BOWDOlN COLLEGE.
The Events Of the Past Week Upon
the Brunswick Campus.
Y.M. c. A. Elections -Pssi. Chapman's lec'-
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brunswick. Me-, March e4.-(SpeciaD.
Professor Henry Leland CHAPMAN
sc. last Thursday evening. delivered
one of the finest lectures given In
Memorial hall, this winter. His lecture
was the last of the series being given
on Thursday evenings to the students
Of the college. Professor Chapman :
,uhiect was Robert Burns" He
dwelt mainly upon the character and
works of the man. His life, he said,
was rather a warning than an inspira :
ton, During his early life he allowed
his passions to get control of himself
and his whole life was one of misery
and suffering, frightened. TO be sure,
nv the pleasure he took in his VIKINGS
and in the praise which he SO justly
earned. As poet he differed much
from other poets. There is nothing set
about his style, no mechanism: there
is music in every line of his poetry.
Before sitting down to his work he is
said to have always had his wife sing
to him that he might feel the rhythm
he wished to express.
Professor Chapman quoted delight
fully several selections from the works
of Burns, among which were 'Cotter
Saturday Night" John Anderson. My
Joe," and For a that and a that
That the audience was charmed by the
rendering of these quotations was
shown by the hearty applause whlch
followed. The Bowdoin students never
(NI. n
and it is safe 70 say that they were
never better pleased than with the
lecture. Thursday evening.
The annual meeting for the elections
of officers Of the Bowdoin Young
Mems Christian Association was re-
Gently held and the follow wing men wera
elected: President. Clarence Cromwell
Robinson, 1890 If Brewer; vice prest-
dent, William Billings Woodbury.. 1900,
of Woodfords; treasurer, George VIII
kins Russell, 1900, OF kearsarse, New
Hampshire: corresponding secretaft
Henry Darenydd Evans. 1901. OF Cam
den; recording secretary. Gerr-v
Lothrop Lewis, 1901, Of South Berwick.
1t has been the custom of the college
for many years to celebrate the open
ing of spring by !. great bonfire on the
campus and general festivities, but
this year the Young Mems Christian
Associa ton instituted new custom.
Instead of entering the general sporF
of the college hey Went down 10
.'Jake's," wherg they enjoyed one OF
Mr.. Commits famous shore suppers.
The bushes Of the evening was the
discussion over the line of work to be
taken up next term. This winter the
association has been fortunate in nav
ing the opportunity of studying with
Professor Frank e. Woodruff the lie
and character of Saint Paul from
historical standpoint. After passing a
pleasant evening they returned to
Brunswick. greatly pleased with their
novel way Of opening spring.
1t is of great interest to Bowd"lf
men to note the appointment of Mr.
Herbert Putnam of the Boston Public
library to the position ol librarian OF
the Congressional librs,y since in one
sense he is a Bowdoin man. At the
last commencement the College voted to
confer upon him the degree of LIT. d
The rumor that the Bath. Bruins
wick and Lewiston Electric Railroad is
to build this spring d new course of
W
no little interest to Sow doin men.
Last fall there was formed the Bow
dom Golf Club and considerable en-
thusiasm was manifested by the stu
dents. a field near the old stand-plpe
was obtained and a course laid out.
This course was not all that could bn
desired and, as il. is the hope of the
enthusiasts in this spori 20 form an
intercollegiate association, the pros
poets of having some excellent links at
Merrymeeting park has caused an in
crease in the desires for such an ASSOC
citation. =.
Mr.. Lucen Percy Libby. 80. has re-
Gently composed a series of waltzes
which he has had published under he
name of the "Bowdoin Waltzes." Mr.
Libby's class 80, has been SO much
pleased with his productions that it
has asked mis- permission to have them
played at the commencement hop
The waltzes have been gotten out in a
very dainty form the design for the
cover was drawn by Mr.. Roy Leor
Marston, '99, who was the art editor of
the '99 "Bugle." His design here shows
his skilful pen work to as much ad-
vantage as did the "Bugle' of last
year.
The postal delivery service which is
to be in operation in Brunswick after
April LIST will be of great convenience
to the students Of Bowdoin. by the
new system mail will be delivered twice
a day in the dormitOries. if the college
will consent to Dut into each dormi-
tory a box; IL the college refuses to d,
this. the mail will be delivered at the
different fraternity club houses. III
either case ii will be n great gain. Now
the students with the other inhabitants
of the town must call al the postof1ice
in order TO receive their mail. Bruins
wick is town ~ sufficient size to war
rant this departure in the delivery Ser
vice and all are looking forward to its
operation as a step which, will be ol
benefit to all .4..