Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-11-09
B0WD0|N NOTES.
The Recent Rapid Growth of
the College Library.
Improvements to Art Building and
Additions to Collection.
Class Football Teams. The GIee Cub.
"reminiscences OF a, "OId Grad

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-During The past three months about
l"oi volumes have been added to the
OF the library has long been rapid and
fci many years il has been the Iarg-
est collection of books in the State II
n"v has over 5000 volumes. Many of
the new voluilcs are Of exceptional in
telest and value. The work on the
new library building is going steadily
forward. after the DELAYS of the sum
mer for want of material. At the end
"t this month. however. it will be sus-
pt nded ana the great structure covered
with temporary roof until another
spring. 1t is propable the new build
ing will be ready for occupancy in Il
year from this time though the first
plan was % have il ready. next June.
The three p'lasters on the south side
% the Science building have now been
T. pl ic. ii with sandstone instead of br ok
Tho cl anec is an architectural as well
as a ! ractical improvement. one more
riastcr is being made over; the
others. since they are not in such bad
shape. will wait until another summer
before being changed
The number of visitors at the Wal
ker Art building during the past year
has been greater than ever before. a
fact partly due to the extension Of
hours. The extra hour from three ~
four O'Clock has proved of decided
benefit To the public. The interior of
h. ',ttiI hDg
waited throughout The tiools have
been gone over the walls ana ceilings
haze I..cn rc-tintcd. and thr Boyd
gallery mas b""n entirely re-hung Tn.
greater part Of the Harold NJ S.wall
collection has been moved ~ the
museum ~ anthropological specimens
in n" third story Of the SearlcS build
ing. where il more appropriately he
longs. though the South Sea Island
mats ANA the idol Of Gautama. th.'
fourth Ruddha. will still remain in the
Eovd gallery. Tn exterior of tn,
bGilding. on the side facing Maine
street, viii sncn show marked i'm
prcVement since work is now liz
progress on the western entrance.
Whi' II j. made 10 replace th,. flat fold
ing doors. ana thus 70 keep the base
ntnt dry. Several friends of the col
l.ge hay" favored il with valuable"
gifts and loans this year. but. for Lack
oc cases, there has been some neces-
S;.ry delay in putting the new objects
on exhibition.
During the term the physical cX-
animation Of the freshman class has
been carried On by Or. f. y. Whittier
1,
showing VI exceptionally well. The
highest test in the class was taken hy
Arthur j. Clarke Of Damariscutta. He
is brother Of Walter Il. Clarke. 90.
ana Albert \. Clarke. 1900 both of
W hom We're strong all-round athletes
and football captains in their re-
SpeCtive years This week the eXamina-
tlon of the class has been suspended as
DIR. Whittier has been at SkoWhegan as
IN expert witness in the Theriault
murder case.
clifford T.. Lowell Of Westbrook. has
been elected captain of the sophomore
class football eleven. and Harry
Lewis Of Gardiner. captain Of the
freshman eleven. These two teams ar.
now IN regular practice and the game
will occur shortly after the close of the
college football season. The chances
Of victory are generally thought to be
with the freshmen.
The GIee and the Mandolin and
Guitar clubs are holding regular re-
hearsaIS in preparation for the concert
season. \ number of dates are already
arranged. and many more are in
prospect including the usual Massachu-
$. It's t,ip. There is an abundance of
good material and the clubs will be
very strong.
The Bowdom Orient is endeavoring IT,
revive interest in the George Evans
Debating club which was an active
factor in undergraduate life. IA few
years ago. accomplishing much good.
An interested visitor to the campus.
this Weyk. was an old gentleman from
Iowa VINO returned to Brunswick for
the first time since leaving here i'll
i>46. When one realizes that at the
time he left here the college consisted
of the dormatories. Massachusetts
Hall. the Workshop. an old wooden
chapel. and the foundation only of King
chapel. it makes the - years seem lon.
indeed. The college was literally stu
ated among The Whispering Pines -
there was nothing but pine woods in
very direction except toward the river
On" inquiry made Immediately by TIL"
,iSi itor was after the fate of the Steepie
hat formerly topped the present tower
# The Church on the Hill When in
furmc of its fall in the seventies. he
asked if the bell i'll the tower is still
'larked one. 1t seems that some of
the students three score years ago. in
order to celebrate some event corre-
spending doubtless to an athletic vic
Tory nf today. resolved to ring this
ell. the loudcst in town. The only
access they could make to the tower
!, as on the outside: 50 up they climbed,
ind to reward their pains with extra
loiS. made the bell resound with |
'troll e from Il Sledge- hammer. The
)ell rang with muiied strokes from |
hat time until the present one was !
,ough. TIL" oil gentleman's other |
tminiScences we'll show that morally. |
due; tionally and financially the |
,"owth Of Bowdnin College in fifty |
ears has been marvellous. There is |
y cry reason to believe that another !
ftr wears wi show as steady and Ger