The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-25
OLD BOWDOIN.s
President Hyde Reports ]
Prosperous.
The Gift ofthe Library she Event OF the
Year.
ESPECIAL TO THE rREss-I


been one of the most pleasant, progressive
and prosperous years In the history OF the
college" He states that the students
have abandoned voluntarily several relics
of former days which had seriously inter-
fere with the orderly prosecution of
the work at the beginning of the year.
Occ asions for discipline have been rare
and the most cordial relations between all
the members of the college community
have been maintained. The president
then says:
REQUESTS.
The college received the sum Of s25, 900
from the will of the late Mrs. Alice NJ.
Rice of Worcester, Mass, as a memorial
of her husband, the Hon. William W.
Rice, who was for many years the repre-
sentative OF his district in Congress, and
a member of the board of overseers. AL
though actively engaged In professional
and public life. ana trustee of the Wor-
cester Polytechnic and of Clark Univer-
sity. Mr.. Rice maintained the most In
tense and Intelligent interest in the
affairs of Bowdoin college was one of the
most regular attendants at the commence
ment exercises, and most efficient men,
bers of the board OF overseers.
The college receives ST. 200 from the es-
tate Of the late Joseph Walker through
the trustees, Hon. James p. Baxter, Seth
l.. Larrabee, ESD. and j. III. Fogg, ESD,
which is to be devoted TO procuring a
suitable building for the Medical School
in Portland.
The gift of Henry J. Furber, Esq, OF
Chicago, is mentioned in subsequent
paragraph.
A detailed account Of the progress Of
litigation in respect to the Fayerweather
and Garceion bequests will appear In
the re port of the finance committee. 1t Is
sufficient to say here that in both cases
the interests of the college have been
faithfully and ably protected; that in the
former case We are likely to receive mo re
than the most sanguine at first hoped for,
and that in the latter recent appraisal
indicates little If any dininution in the
value of the property In consequence of
the prolonged litigation. a threatened in
jury to the value of the property by the
location Of the hospital on the grounds
formerly occupied by the residence of DIR.
Merritt, has been averted through the
efforts of our counsel; and the decision
TO locate the hospital elsewhere leaves our
land as valuable rs when 1t was first Civ
en- to the college. Among the many
debts of gratitude the college owes to its
loyal alumni we should ever remember
the faithful and efficient services graruit-
ously rendered through these ten years of
litigation by Judge Putnam, General
Hubbard, and Evans Searle Pillsbury,
Esq, of San Francisco, of the class of
1868.
THE NEW LIBRARY BUILDING.
The great event of the college year has
been the generous gift of library build
ing by General Thomas Hamlin Hubbard
of New York. of the class of 1851 How
great our need Of such building had be-
come was fully set forth In previous
report The building will occupy the
south end Of the ca npus, facing Massa-
chusetts and Memorial halls. 1t will be
fire- proof, and large enough TO meet not
only present needs, but the growth OF
many years to come. The architect Is 10
be Mr.. Henry Vaughan, whose work ON
the Mary +. S. Searles Building proved
SO eIninently satisfactory. AS In the case