The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-28
EVENING SESSION.

The last session of the conference was
held in the evening, commencing at sew
en- O'Clock. A praise service conducted
was held, after which the reports on Co l.
by college and the Baptist academi es
were submitted.
REV. IL. b. Tilden presented a report
on the condition of Colby college. "The
College has made a steady progress dur
ing the past year. Peace, prosperity and
plenty have been enjoyed. The health of
the student is exceptionally good. For
the first time during the year, work in
the gymnasium has been required of all
students as a part OF the curriculum.
Some changes have taken place In the fac
ulty of the college. Toe loss of DR.. Pep
per is a heavy one for the college. He
has been connected with the college for
fifty years. 1t is hard to estimate his
value and satisfaction is expressed that
he is to continue a resident OF Waterville.
Prof. Clark W. Chamberlain OF the Uni
versity OF Chicago has entered the facul-
ty during the past year. President But
Ter continues IN popularity and useful
ness with the students and community,
and is doing valuable work for the col
lege. During the past year addresses on
religious and ethical subjects have been
delivered by several speakers of ability,
before the students. A new system, the
advisory system has been adopted during
the year. Each student is assigned to a
teacher, with whom he advises and con-
fers. The library under Prof. Hall is one
of the best attached to the colleges of the
State. There were 1869 volumes added
during the past year, making the total
number of books $500 now on hand.
The attendance at the college is compar-
atively large, and the freshmen class OF
this year is the largest in the history OF
the Institution, having between so and 90
students when the enrolment Is COM
pleted."
Miss Abbie s. Russell of East Deerine
presented t he report on the work being
done at the four academies-C oburn
Classical, Kicker, Hebron and Higgins
institute. Miss Russell showed the reIig
ious life as being helpful, and that tn,
schools were In charge of able hands a.
Instructors and guides.
Miss Russell said that In the four acad
emies named there are 4SO students pre-
pairing for college. During the past year
a students have entered colleges.
The speaker Of the evening was Presi
dent Nathaniel Butler, ID. D., OF Cobb,
college, who spoke on the subject of co
education. lie spoke from a text, select
ing Psalms Hath chapter, 9TH verse. DR.
Butler was very enthusiastic in his re-
marks and was listened to very attentiv q
~ to the conclusion OF his address. II,
gave a very lucid comparison OF tn,
difference between a college and the uni
versity, and the work in which they are
engaged. 1.-The college, said Presi DEM
Butler, "aims to make men and women
and to find just what is in the individu-
al make up, while the university It's a
man for some peculiar Held OF service, in
a word 1t speciaizes in its course Of
studies
President Butler In conclusion $50 ks
OF improvements that have been made at
Colby during the year, and presented as
the greatest need OF the institution the
want of a proper endowment to enable
the university to compete successfully IN
the future, with other institutions of q
similar character. He concluded with
an eloquent appeal for the support and
encouragement of Colby by the Baptists
of Maine.
After the singing of hymn by the
congregation, the convention came to a
successful close.
UNDERWOOD SPRING.