Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-20
Daily 1iellnebec Journal
The GOATS KEPT BUSY.
Bowdoin Greek Letter Societies Hold 1hei
Regular limitations. Friday Evening.
The United States Health Reports.
January ;. 1890.

Brunswick, Ne, Oct. 19.-(SpeciaD.-
This evening, seven of the eight Greek
letter fraternities at Bowdoin held their
regular initiation. The new chapter OF
Beta Theta Pi was organized and it's neo-
phytes initiated one week ago, on Oct. T.
The seven fraternities by tonight initia-
ton gained 40 new members. all but two
of whom were taken from the class Of
1904
All day there were unmistakable evil
dences OF the coming event seen about
the campus and its vicinity. A certain
Brightness OF manner on the part OF the
upper claSSmen towards the freshmen.
several ludicrOusly dressed youths parad-
ing about 4 goat and its appropriately
attired keeper in front of one Of the
clubs, and the familiar faces of many re
cent graduate, all gave evidence OF
something out Of the ordinary routine of
college life. For a week the preparation
OF the freshmen has been going on, and a
due measure of respect, amounting in
some cases to fear Of the ceremony, has
been instilled into their minds. One fresh
man was compelled TO put on train
boys uniform and peddle his wares
through the cars, finding a ready sale for
them.
The evening was 2 perfect one for. the
outdoor work, and thu many unique
tricks to which the freshmen were set
were made slightly Jess burdens5me by
The cold fan atmosphere. In most cases
banquets followed the completion OF the
initiatory exercises. when the newly made
brother, perhaps for the first time, felt
that he was indeed a brother.
Among the alumni back were: Cony
Sturgis Charles $ Pettcnrill and J. Clair
Mnot Of Augusta; Mortimer Warren Of
Westbrook; Francis Peaks, 80 and Philip
Dana. WestbrooK
The following are the names 81 the mi
Alpha Delta rhi-Daniel Israe, Gould.
Bristol. y. H., 1898, William Frederick
Coan. auburn Marshall Perley cram.
Itrrtr, wi ~ h.4-
Pennington n IL. John Wiiiam Frost,
Topsham; Eugene Pubic purant Hatha-
way Wellesley Mass; Cyrus Franklin
Packard. Lewiston; George Colby Puring-
ton, Jr., Pennington
Psi Upsilon-Samuel Trask Dana, Port
land; Herbert Henry Cakes. Auburn;
Ernest Lord Brigham. .hennebunk; VIII
bur Garfield Roberts. Alfred
Delta Kappa Epsilon-Joseph Sturgis
Eradstree., 1903 Gardner; Bernard Archi-
bald, Houlton; John Merrill BRIGHAM.
Dexter; George Everett kimbal, North
eats Harbor; Fred Alexander Putnam,
Houlton; Raymond Thomas Warren. cas-
tine: Walter Keen ,lldes, Skowhegan.
Zeta Psi-Philip Maclean Clark. Port
land; Theodore Cunningham. BuckspOrt
Harold Joceiyn Everett. Portland; John
Hubbard Haley, Gardiner; William Ed
ward Lunt, Lisbon; Wallace Merton Pow
ers, Portland.
Theta Delta Chi-Arthur Carlton sho-
rey, Bath; Harry Lane Palmer. Skowhe-
Charles Arnold Wyndham. Lisbon Falls:
Thomas Emerson Chase, Auburn; Merton
Andrew Bryant, Westbrouk
Delta CpsilOn-W. T. henderson, Free
port; Harold Wood Robinson Auburn:
Emery 0. Became. Halloweu: Ralph stan
ley Smith Newburg; viii Day Could
kennebunkporti Raymond J. McCutcn-
con, Hallowe!l; II. {. C!arey. HalIoweu
Kappa Sigma-Gilman Hutchins Camp
bell South Portland; William Thomas
Rowe. Portland; Harry Clayton Saunders
pOrrlau1. ~ Gar
land; Austin Edward Spear. Rockland:
Harold Charles Trott PorIland.