Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-24
BOWDOIN'S VICTORY
At Worcester, Celebrated by
Students, Monday Evening.
Memorial Hall Scene of Greatest Jubi-
Iation College Ever Saw.
President Hyde and Other Members OF Fac !.
ulty Address the Meeting.

Brunswick. Me. May 23.-(SpeciaD.
Last evening, Brunswick was the
scene y the greatest celebration ever
held in the history of Bowdoin. The
cause for this celebration was the sue
cess of the athletic team at Worces-
ter, Saturday, where it won first place
among such colleges as Dartmouth,
Brown, Amherst, Williams. Wesleyan.
Trinity and Massachusetts Institute of
Technology. The points winners in the
BoWdoin team were Robert s Ed
wards, 1900, of Boston. Mass. who won
first place in the 220-yard hurdles
Donald F. Snow. 1901 Of Bangor. who
won first place in the quarter mile run
Edward II. Godfrey. so, of Bangor
the captain Of the team, who won sec
ond place in the shot put, Edward s
Hadlock, go of Portland. who won
second place in the 120-yard hurdles
Harry II. Cloudman. 1901. of Gorham
who won second place in the 220-yard
dash, Walter 3. Clarke. 90, Of Damar-
iscotta, who won second place in the
rOle-vault, and Harry j. Hunt. 1902. Of
Bangor. who took third place in the
l0O-yard dash. The victory is cOnsid-
cred by all to be the greatest success
ever won by any Bowdoin team in any
branch Of athletics. The careful train
ing which the men went through was
due mainly to DR.. Frank n Whittier
the director Of the gymnasium. and Mr.
John Graham, the athletic director Of
the Boston Athletic Association. who
has been coaching the team the past
two week: both of these men have de-
voted much Of their time to the work
and have greatly assisted Captain God
frey.
Yesterday moring. there was held
mass meeting in Memorial hall after
the chapel exercises. At this meeting
it was decided to have the celebration
in the evening. A committee was ap-
pointed to make the necessary arrange
ments and by o'clock everything was
ready for the fun to begin.
Each class and the medical students
had been ordered to meet. at 645. by
their marshals at different points Of
the campus. When the band and drum
corps which had been engaged for the
occasion, came onto the campus. the
enthusiasm broke out and the whole
college let forth cheer after cheer for
the team which was gathered on the
chapel steps. The students, class by
class. ana headed hy the band then
marched over to Memorial hall whore
a meeting to be addressed by different
members of the faculty was to he held.
Fire crackers, revolvers and all sorts
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march. The horns and bugles. Of
which there We're many, We're COM
pletely drowned BY the greater noise
occasioned by these firearms.
on arriving at Memorial hall there
began another long series of cheers
wells and noises Of all kinds which
could not be stopped for 10 minutes.
The hall was crowded; every member
of the faculty and Of the college ana
many townspeople We're there. On the
platform We're seated Mr.. Frank u
button. 80. who was to perside, and
the following members of the faculty:
President Hyde. Professors Robinson
Mitchell Of the Medical school, Emery
and Whittier.
Mr.. Dutton called the meeting to or
der and in a short speech introduced
President Hyde as the first speaker
He was greeted with three prolonged
cheers. He said he was glad to be
able to speak. and especially on such
An occasion. He said on his sominS
to BoWdoin. II years ago. there was no
gymnasium; there were two rooms TX
ed up with pair Of chest weights ana
! few dumb bells which served the pur-
nose. In few years the faculty saw
the need of a good gymnasium and II
was through their efforts that a sub
scription for the purpose was started
They were the first to sign it. Here
the President was interrupted ny
cheers. 1t was the same with the new
athletic field. the faculty were the ilrst
!, subscribe for this. He said ne be
1ia,,ad in athletics A man is not well
educated who has rot had good physl-
cal training, together with ms inter
Iactual training. He then spoke OF the
nustom which some colleges are accuS-
+or,od tn resort to. that of offering m
1,,nanants to athletes to come to COL
iara IT, said that never had low
IN, made such an offer. never had
49,, received even Il scholarship on ac-
aa,,rt of his athletic abilities At me
.,a., ar his speech each class IN turn
th,na times three for the Prcsi-
dent. , -, ..,,,-r on
..+Iad ..rbrow out Your Chest, writ
tan especially for the occasion py mar
old Fcssenden, 49, OF For'''Hu e.,..,,.
''e ~ Dutton introduced Professor
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