Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-06
BOWDOIN COLLEGE.
Important Books Received at
the College Library.
Football Team Leaves for Battle With
Harvard Team.
Supporters Hope Tor a Good Showing Against
The Crimson.

Governor Bowdoin. At some time or
other they became separated from the
mass Of Bowdoin papers preserved in
Boston, but they have recently been
recovered through the efforts of Mr.
George T. Little, the librarian of the
college.
They contain the greater port of Mr.
BoWdoin'S correspondence from 1890 to
his death in 1871. with copies Of impor-
tant letters received from Presidents
jefferson and Madison and General
Dearborn. Among the more interesting
single letters is one To George Wash
ington, dated in March. 1894, advocat-
ing an embargo for six months. and
another to a relative mentioning the
evils incident to the student life at
Harvard since the completion of the
bridge to Cambridge. An entire volume
is given to his correspondence while
minister to Spain and associate minis
ter to France, setting forth in fun the
unfortunate misunderstanding be-
tween him and his colleague, General
Armstrong. The business letters to
Hon. David Cony, the agent III the care
and sale of his lands in the State Of
Maine. contain valuable contributions
to local history.
The courses in economies offered by
Prof Guy Stevens Calendar are unus-
ually popular among the students Mr.
calendar comes to Bowdon as the sue
cessor Of Prof. Henry Crosby Emery
who resigned to accept a professorship
Of Economics at Yale. Mr.. Calendar
graduated from Oberlin College in 81
after which he pursued post graduate
work at Harvard, from which univer-
Sity he received the degrees Of A. NJ
and Phi. d. For the last few years he
has been instructor in Economics at
Harvard. His course for juniors is
similar to that offered by Prof Emery,
last year. including the fundamental
principles Of Political Economy. bank
ing and Il financial and tariff history
Of the United States To the seniors he
offers a course new at BoWdOin. II is
similar to the course offered to the
seniors at Harvard. known as Econom-
les 6. i is a history Of the Economic
Development Of the United states, TAX
ing up the conditions Of trade as they
We're in Europe at the time Of the dis
covery Of America. the colonial policy
of the European countries as regards
trade. toward the colonies in America.
the economic causes OF the Revolution
ana then tracing the principal social,
financial and tariff questions IF the
United States down to the present day.
1t is particularly interesting at this
time. as ii includes the economic ques-
tions involved in the present expansion
policy Of the country.
1t has been the policy Of the college
in the past few years To arrange con-
secutive courses in order that students
may take q fun course in some branch,
rather than split up their time among
numerous one-term courses. In the
English department a course in rhetor-
ic il to be required Of all sophomores
throughout the entire year. During the
fall term in this course the students are
required TO do considerable reading out
side the classroom in connection with
the regular work in rhetoric during
the winter term logic it to be the basis
of the work. together with work in argu-
mentative compositions: during the
spring term an advanced course in
English composition is TO be given.
For those seniors who intend 10 study
law after their graduation, Prof. Mac
Donald has arranged a plan whereby
they can obtain some preliminary
knowledge of law. He has formed a
| club of some dozen or so seniors which
| is to meet once in TWO weeks and dis
cuss the principles Of common law as
! taken UP in Mr. Justice Holmes book
On that subject This is in no sense a
regular course and bears no relation
whatsoever with the obtaining Of the
degree at graduation. 1t is simply an
| opportunity offered to those Wh" desire
| il. of going over some Of the clement
| AIRY principles Of law with Prof. Mac
Donald. This is IN the line that the
college strongly advocates. personal
contact Of students and instructors.
The student body gathered at the
STATION This noon. to cheer the foot
bal. team a. it started on the 12.3s train
for Boston. Tomorrow, it will play
Harvard at Cambridge. Last year.
Bowdoin held Harvard down p Az
noints and the year before scored.
/ Ieovvtoin men are enthusiastic over the
prospect of holding Harvard down 10
small score. this year. Last Wednes-
| day. Harvard put up very weak eN-
bibition again Williams. beating them
AMY i to o. During he past few days.
ma Harvard coaches have been work
ing The team hard and consequently
/ RawdoIn should not expect t. 81 as
v-II ~ 1t did. last year: still the men
nm the team feel confident OF making
/, very creditable showing against the
h;g university. In one sense the Har-
vard game Il as much practice game
for Bowdein as it is FIR Harvard.
coach Locke looks upon the matter i'll
his light and consequently has nof
tried II bring the team up TO "cncer.
go, "A carly in the season. H looks
mon til game with Tufts ana TIL
iI-,,j1.-rsirv of Maine as far more i'm
n.,,+ .tn.i II trying IN handle THU
Fam 50 that it will be at is high;
forn for these games. For tn last ie"
,.aars the Bates game has been con