Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-31
BATES COLLEGE.
Term Just Closed Has Been
Most Profitable One.
College Senate Doing Good Work.
How Prizes Were Awarded.
Senior Exhibition Appointments
Clubs Annual Tour.

Bates College, Lewiston, Me-, March
30-(SpeciaD Bates College closed,
Friday, for a recess of 10 days. The va
riuus classes were examined during the
past week and the work of the term
closed to the general satisfaction of
students and faculty. This term has
been of unusual interest to the college,
for it has marked period of unusual
activity in debating and athletics.
The College Senate under the direc-
ton of Prof. Foster has become an es-
tablished institution and is making its
influence felt to marked degree
among the fellows, who recognize in it
the satisfying of a long-felt need. This
senate is founded upon the national
Senate and consists of president, secre-
tary and committees and senator's from
the several states of the Union. These
officials and senators discuss the live
features of American politics and
through the newspapers keep in touch
with the national assembly.
Prof. Foster is also actively engaged
in collecting material for book of
Bates stories, and a part of the work
done by the freshman class under his
instruction this year has been along
the line Of narrative and descriptive
college stories. Some of the students
whose work in this line can be recon-
mended for it's excellence are Misses
Mitchell. Gould, Bartlett, Holmes, Lin
coin. Perkins and Norton, and Messrs
Marin. Parsons and Tuttle.
The prizes for the best winter sketch
written by members of the freshman
class, which were given this year as
usual by Prof. J. Y. Stanton, We're
awarded to Miss May Evelyn Gould,
first, Miss Mary Alice Bartlett, second,
from among the girls; and to Eugene
futile, first, and Earle Bessey, second
from among the boys.
Prof. Stanton has also for many years
given prizes to those of the freshman
class who have tabulated the names of
the largest number of birds seen dur
ing the winter term. The prizes for
this work were given to Earle Bessey,
first: Fred Doyle, second; Miss Mary
Bartlett, third.
The prizes awarded for excellence in
debate to the members of the sopho-
more class have been announced as
follows. Mr.. NJ. w. Weymouth, Mr.
Swan. Miss Sands Mr.. Spofford, Mr.
Briggs and Miss Wheeler. Those
named above will take part in the
champion debate of next term.
The following students from the
senior class have been announced as
participants in the senior exhibition at
commencement: Miss Babcock, Mr.
Moody, Miss PettengilI, Mr.. Elkins,
Miss Wheeler Mr.. Ohol, Miss Watts,
Mr.. Sawyer. Miss Kimball, Mr. Ham
lin. Miss Chase and Mr.. Felker. The
selection is always made for excellence
in thought. style and delivery.
The Bates College Glee Club will
start. Monday, on it's annual concert
tour of the State. This year the club
is unusually well drilled, and the addi-
ton of several new members from the
entering class has greatly enlarged it's
repertoire The following have been
selected for the trip: Sullivan, Wallace,
Sawyer, Harrington, Holmes, Blake, 'O2.
Getchell Pennocher, Beane, Winslow.
Abbott. Lodge, Bragg, Garland, Ruell,
HunnewelI, Babcock, Park, David. Nc
Cleary
During vacation extensive repairs
viii be made in Parker hall the boys
dormitory, and already corps of car
penters and masons have invaded the
forbidden territory. The repairs have
long been needed and when completed
VIII do much to improve the sanitary
conditions of the hall.
The junior class has also set work
men to work renovating DR.. Leonard's
German room. IT has long been q GUS
tom at Bates for the junior class each
year to decorate some one of the rooms
in Hathorn hall. Last year the present
senior class beautifully decorated the |
chapel. tinting the walls and putting in |
new electric light fixtures and fresco-
ing the ceiling. The present junior |
class has chosen to decorate DIR. Leon |
class officer from among the faculty |
but as a mark of the great esteem in |
which they hold this young and talent
ed man, who came to Bates two years |
ago fresh from his studies abroad at |
the Universities of Leipsic and Paris. |
DR.. Leonard began his work here as |
professor of French and the first class |
he taught was the present junior class, |
and the happiest of relations have al |
ways existed between the professor and |
the class.
The decoration of the room will be |
complete. A new floor will be laid. new |
professors desk and chair and new stu |
dents chairs. The walls will be tinted |
a light blue; white. the class color. will i
also play a prominent part in the deco |
ration. A fund has been set aside for |
the purchase of suitable pictures of !
German scenes and busts of German |
authors, which will complete the deco |
ration. |