Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-24
|BOWDOIN COLLEGE.
The Location of the New Lib.
rary Building.
Close Of Exceptionally Successful
Football Season.
MANY COLLEGE ITEMS OF GEN
ERAL INTEREST.

of BoWdoin in regard to the site of the
new Hubbard library. Reports have
been circulated. at one time and
another. that il would be erected in
various positions on the campus, from
the center way back to the southern
end of the campus near College street.
Some alumni have maintained that the
building should be in as central n
position as possible that ii might
be easily accessible from all points.
Others have opposed this idea on the
ground that n building in the center of
the campus would close the rectangle.
and make it awkward for the erection
of other buildings which are sure to
come in the future. After careful con-
sideration by the committee. it has
been decided to put the library as far
toward the south end of the campus
that is, toward College street, as is
possible. and still have the necessary
pitch to connect the heating apparatus
of the building with the central heat
ing station that was established this
year. This means that the front line
OF the library Will be between 100 and
10 feet south Of Il line drawn from III
south end Of the Walker Art Ruilding
70 the south end Of Appleton Hall.
After the completion of the neu
library the greatest need of the college
in the way of buildings viii be a gym
nasium equipped with all the modern
appliances. The present Sargent gym
nasium is inadequate to the needs of
the college. Since the basement has
been converted into the central heat
ing and lighting station. new gym
nasium is still more needed. At pres
cnt there is no cage for winter prac-
tice in baseball. and the indoor run
ming track is OF little use. DR.. Frank
\. Whittier. So the gymnasium in
structor. is now ut work raising
money from the alumni in order to
have plans for a modern gymnasium
drawn During the coming winter it
is expected that such plans VIII be
completed. At the alumni reunion
next June. an earnest appeal to the
alumni will he made showing the
immediate need Of such n gymnasium.
The college is justly proud of the
record its football team has made this
fall. 1t has been the most successful
season in the history of Bowdoin foot
ball. Eight games have been played.
resulting in six victories and two de-
feats. The two defeats were at the
hands Of Harvard and Yale Bowdoin
has scored III points to her opponents
5S
The whole season has been marked
by hard and conscientious practice
Too much praise cannot be given cap
tain Gregson nor Coach Locke for
their handling of the team nor Man
ager Berry for his businesslike man
agement. Captain Gregson has proved
himself one of the best captains Bow
doin ever had. and at the same time
has played q consistent game. never
eXcelled. if indeed equalled by another
Bowdoin half-back. Next year Bow
dom loses by graduation Captain
Gregson. Bodwell Cloudman, L. Mar
shall. Laferriere. Leighton and
Pratt. 1t is interesting to note that
during his four years at Bowdoin,
Bodwell has missed but two games.
and both Of these We're during his
freshman year. He has been the main
stay of the Bowdoin line throughout
his entire course. The graduation of
these men will leave n big hole in
next years team. but from the ma
terial in college and what will enter
with next years class. it is safe to
say that Bowdoin will have a strong
team next fall. The captain for next
year has not Yet been elected. but the
honor will probably fall to Harry l.
Hunt 1902, of Bangor. whose work at
l,oa no ri,
has done much toward the success of
the teams. Hamilton, 1902, and Fogg.
1902. are possibilities for the cap
taincy, but Hunt is in the lead.
The contest for the cup offered by the
Lewiston and Auburn Alumni Ior the
best punter in college will take place
Saturday. Captain Gregson. Hunt, =.
Marshall, Coffin, Upton, Cloudman and
other players will compete. The class of
IS, through Barrett Potter. Esq. mem
Der of the class, has presented the MEN,
bers of the foot team handsome new
swea tiers bearing the big B Their cost
was about SIS.
1t is of interest to Bowdoin men that
Henry Pickering Walcott, n graduate Of
the Bowdoin Medical school in the class
of Harvard University during the alb
sence of President Eliot. DR.. Talbot is
president of the Harvard Corporation.
A meeting of certain preparatory school
tea cheers throu ghout the State will prob
ably be held in Brunswick with the Bow
dOin faculty some time during the month
of February. 4 meeting of this Kind was
held last year. and ii is the purpose OF
the faculty to hold Il meeting of this kind
annually.
Algernon s. Dyer. Bowdoin 81. assist
ant III the Biddeford High school, has or
ganzed a Teachers Association in Bid
deford and Saco. which will be addressed
during the winter by different members
of the Bowdoin faculty.
Work on the new outdoor running
track has been begun. 1t is being built
of hard pine and will be I" laps to the
mile It's site is between the Sargent
gymnasium and the observatory. Cap
tain Cloudman of the track team intends
TO put candidates for the team through 4
rigid course OF outdoor running during
the winter. The track is being buiit I'M
der the direction Of Manager Walker. in
accordance with the suggestions of Mr..
James G. Lathrop. who will coach the
track team in the spring.
The first concert of the EoWdoin Gicc
and Mandolin Clubs will be given, next
tuesday,, ut Rumford Falls. John Apple
ton 1902 is leader Of the Glee Cllb. and
Harry McCann. 1902, leader of the MandO-
lin club. A large number OF concerts IN
Maine and Massachusetts, has been ar
ranged for.
Last Wednesday evening. President
William Dewitt Hyde delivered an adj
dress on The Aim and End of Educa-