The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-25

| Of that building the donor has instructed
| the architect TO give the librarian what
he wants; and the building win Be built
around the needs and ideas Of thoss who
are 10 uss 10; instead Of, as too often IL the
| case, having the architect construct
priori building which suits his fancy,
and then leaving those who are TO use It
10 get their books and apparatus into IL
and make such uss OF IL as they can. In
addition to the complete manner in which
this building will meet our most pressing
| need, it Is great satisfaction TO know
that the college campus viii always have
upon 1t q building bearing the name Of
one who, rs student, soldier, professional
and business man. and finally as over
seer, trustee and benefactor, has done so
much 70 build up the reputation ana pro-
mote the efficiency OF his alma mater.
President Hyde renews the sugges-
tions of his former report respecting q
single degree for ali courses. He dis
cusses this matter at considerable length
and says:
earnestly hops that the college will
fall into line with the present practice OF
Amherst and Cornell, a practice which Is
sure to rapidly extend, and grant the de-
gree OF A. Ii. 20 all students whom 1t
deems worthy to receive any academic
degree whatever. II this Is Impossible,
| | trust that as the least Of three evils tbs
degree OF Bachelor OF Philosophy may be
substituted for the inappropriate degrees
of Bachelor OF Letters and Bachelor OF
Science.
| The President reports that the confer
encs with the teachers OF the fitting
schools regarding the requirements for
ad mission TO the college was attended
with good results and he hopes that these
conferences may be continued. A matter
of interest TO Portland people Is discussed
| under the head Of
THE MEDICAL SCHOOL.
The transfer OF the last part Of the med
ical COURSE from Brunswick TO Portland
has proved of great advantage to the
school. Both professors and students ex-
press the greatest satisfaction with the
clinical facilities afforded In connection
with the Maine General hospital. 1t Is ex-
pected that the ground and the portion OF
the building already completed, which Is
now occupied by the Medical Schoo. in
Portland, will be conveyed TO the college
ut the coming commencement. There Is
| a mortgage OF Si1,000 on the land; but
the bequest Of s., 900 from the Walker es-
tate will leave only 100 OF debt on the
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COMPLETED, Is paid for. The Portland
School Of Medical Instruction will pay a
rental for their use of the building dur
| ing the period when it Is not used by the
Medical School, which will meet the In
terest on the debt Of 5000 Hence the
college assumes no serious responsibilities
| in accepting the building; and 1t Acquires
| a valuable piece of property, essential to
the future development OF the school In
Portland.
President Hyde enumerates among the
needs of the college new gymnasium
and a central heating plant. In Semp-
TENDER, 1909, the college enters upon the
second century of Its work. BY that time
1t is hoped that the new buildings will
be completed but In view of the decreas-
| ing rate of interest and increasing de-
mands upon the college, the president
points out that more endowment will bs
necessary II the work Is to be kept up to
,, the standard already attained. Among
other things he mentions the fact that the
| salaries paid the professors are lower
than those paid In other colleges. He re-
fers to the many distinguished men who
| have left Bowdoin to accept better paid
posts elsewhere ami the fact that now
professors are frequently refusing offers Of
higher salaries. He says that men can
| not be expected to remain at Bowdoin
| when they can better themselves else
where and strongly urges that the mat
ter be seriously considered. Mention is
also made Of the needs of the library. He
asks II it Is too much to expect that the
| venerable library now to be conveniently
and safely housed shall enter upon its
second century with an endowment Of
500, 900. Reference is made to the bene-
fits derived from the gifts to the library
made by Mr.. Henry j. Furber and others.