Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-12
BOWDOlN COLLEGE.
GOSSIP OF Football, limitations -,
New Library, Etc.
Inc Beta Theta Pi Chapter House
Now Completed.
New students From Five Other COLLEGES
Student Assistants.

Brunswick. Me. Oct. l1.-tSpec,aD
only practice game is on the
schedule for the football team. Satur-
day afternoon. Tie next game will
be with Yale at New Haven. next
Wednesday. The team is now getting
well into shape and is playing a fast
game. The new men are proving
their right to the positions. The second
eleven is very strong and gives the
Varsity fast. hard practice, every
afternoon. frequently scoring on it.
The college is supporting the team in
splendid fashion. as was shown by the
large attendance when New Halnsph;rc
State College and Exeter were beaten
on the Whittier field and BY the en-
thuSiISm ever the excellent showing
against Harvard. The second Sopho-
mort Freshman baseball game will be
played, Saturday morning
The fraternity limitations will be held
next Friday evening. and the goat is on
a dict Of tacks and railroad iron. Each
oe the eight societies secures a good
delegation from the Freshman class
and several members of the upper
classes will be admitted to one society
or another About fourth Of the in
coming class fails Of election to any
fraternity.
In addition To a class of over 20
Freshman. Bowloin's upper classes
are increased. this year by two men
from Bates. and one each from Yale.
Dartmouth. Williams and Colby
Among the students who are out
teaching are Gould. 'o3. Wilder. 'O3.
Marshall. 90. and Purinton. '04. Andy
y. Havey. %. next springs baseball
captain. is i'll with typhoid fever at his
home in West Sullivan.
Professor F. {. Robinson will not re-
turn from Europe until nearly Thanks
giving He is in Italy at the present
time. The classes in chemistry are be-
ing carried on by Mr.. Evans. the as
sistant.
The '03 Bugle board has organized
with George ii. Slower of Brunswick
as chairman and Edward F. Merrill Of
Skowhegan as business manager.
Austin p. Larrabee. Bowdoin. Oh
has been appointed assistant in biolc-
gy: Henry D. Evans. OF. assistant in
chemistry. and William Y. FIVE. o.
assistant in physics. Frank Whitmore
Of Gardiner and George l.. Lewis, 'ol.
will be the new library assistants.
The Beta Theta ri house on Mckcen
street was finished during the summer
and is now occupied. 1t is built of
wood IL colonial style. with pillars
running to the roof at the entrance. 1t
contains seven suites Of two rooms
each. a reception and dining-rocm.
bathrooms, and meeting hall. beside
the housekeeper' apartmentsw which are
entirely separate from the rest of the
house. BETA" Alumni in Maine from
other chapters besides BoWd"in have
materially assisted in building the
house; and all have cause to feel
proud of BOWdoin's third chapter
house.
The Hubbard Library building has
been going on slowly but steadily all
summer. It was hoped to have had 1t
much further along by this time. but
delays in getting materials here nm
dered again and again. 1t is lucky
that the building has gone ahead at All
at Bangor and at Lewiston new
buildings in process of construction
have had to be stopped in their growth
for periods of weeks at Il times"
much rushed are all the manufactur-
crs Of cut stone and brick and iron
beams. with orders from all parts of
the country General Hubbard was in
Er,1nswicI; a fortnight ago for the first
time since ground was broken. and was
disappointed that work had not
progressed further: but Mr.. EWell,
tho nvcrscer Of the job. assured him
that every endeavor would be made t."
put 1T least 4 temporary roof on before
SNOW flies. The main building is now
between the ground floor and the first
iloor in height. some Of the upper
beams having been set. The stack
room wing is we'll up above the iirst
floor level-thiS because no flo0rs nave
to be put into this part of the building
until the rest of the building is com
uleted Several other repair jobs nave
been undertaken for the college by
the same contractors who are building
tho libvarv-L. D. Willcutt 4 Son OF
Boston during the summer. The tops
of the Science building chimneyS.
which were loosencd by the wind and
weather have been removed and re-
laid: the brick pilasters in the wings
nave succumbed to the weather
sadly. are being removed ana are 10 DC
replaced with limestone pilasters'
and an innovation is to be made at the
rear of the Art building.