Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-20
BOWO0IN COLLEGE.
New and Important Prizes Es-
tabIished, This Year.
The Winter TERMS athletic Plans
and Prospects.
Another Blaze in South Appleton. Picture Of
Prof. Voss. Amherst Debate.

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prct. Alfred l.. p Dennis has an
nourced the subjects for the essay to
OF 1875 prize in American History. The
competitors will have three subjects to
choose from, they being as follows:
Estates Right Theories, 11S3-1S6O;'
Missouri Compromise and Its Re-
peal;" and THE Origin and Historical
Dev elopnent of the Monroe Doctrine.
TIL. prize, consisting of the annual in
come OF $4,000, Yves established by VIII
liam Y. Curtin of New York city Of the
class Of 1875, and will be awarded to
that student who shall write the best
essay on an assigned subject and pass
the best special examination on Sc
lected period OF American history.
Two other newly established prizes
are 10 be competed for. this year. for
the first time. One is prize Of $50 in
English history, established by friend
OF the college who prefers to remain
unknown, and is to be given the stu
dent doing the best work in English
history and writing the best essay on
sor,e assigned topic. The other new
prize is the Bradbury debating prize
and Is Of $50. to be awarded to the
senior who excels in debating. 1t was
founded by the late Hon. ]. w. Brad
bur-, class Of '35. These make a tota!
Of 26 competitive prizes now given for
excellence in various lines. or these, IA
are awarded to members of the senior
class, a TO juniors. TO sophomores. ana
*, the freshmen. The largest of all is
the $500 mathematical prize. THESE
prizes are apart from the 100 or more
scholarships awarded to meritofious
students of slender means.
The Bowdoin relay team which VIII
compete against theeteam representing
the Massachusetts Institute OF Tech
pology at the annual Il. 4. A. meet IN
Boston. Feb 8, -is@ working hard every
day. Denning, '05. will. represent the
college in the shot put. There is some
talk OF sending a team to compete III
the big athletic meet to be held IN
Washington, February %, under the
auspices Of Georgetown University. The
date of the annual indoor meet In Town
hall has not yet been announced.
Manager John Mitchell of the Attn
lttic Association and G.. r. Walker. last
years manager, will attend the annual
meeting of the N. E. I. a. A.. to be held
IN Boston. February s: arrangements
Tor the Worcester meet are to be per-
fected and other important matters are
to be considered. The program OF
events will probably be the same as
Hast wear. and Bowdoin Will send a
strong team. Manager Mitchell has
sent out the invitations to the Maine
preparatory school to participate IN
the Bcwdoin's fourth annual Invitation
Irterscholastic Athletic meet. The
meet will take place on the Whittier
field, May 81. Already several OF the
prominent fitting schools. academies
and High schools of the State nave
sent word that they will be represented,
and the meet promises to be most
successful one Suitable prizes will De
awarded for the different events. and
banner will be given to the team win
ming the most points, as in previous
years. ..s =
The first issue of the Quill under the
new board appeared. this week. and Is
an exceptionally well gotten up NUM-
Der. Tire board for volume VI. IS
smaller than usual, consisting OF
Messis. Houghton. Paine. Slower and
Gray. all Of 'O3, and the change prom
ises tn be a good ore.
The Bowdoin Y. NJ. c. a. will send
delegate to the worlds conference TO
be held in Toronto. next month.
The third confiagration OF the year IN
South Appleton occurred last week In
the room occupied by Chase and
Walker, both of 1904. Lace curtains.
shades, and waste basket were
burned and the wooden work somewhat
smoked, but the damage was slight.
Former pupils of Professor Vose.
vino was on the faculty 1S!2-'S1, Will be
pleased to hear that a fine crayon por-
trait Of him by Litchfield of Boston
hes been placed in the Biological lee
ture ROOM 1t was obtained largely
through the kindness Of Professors
Dwight Porter and Alfred E. Burton.
IS. both of whom are now at the
Massac husctts Institute of Technology.
There is much interest in the pro-
pcsed establishments of an annual debate
with Amherst and the movement Is
heartily and unanimously supported by
X
been appointed to perfect the arrange
nents. The names Of the students who
have been appointed to have charge of
the debate were announced Friday eve
ming by President Hyde. They are:
Lee Thomas Gray of Lubec and An
drew Stroud Rodick of Bar Harbor,
fsorn the senior class. Thomas Carter
White of Lewiston and Leon Valentine
Walker Of Oxford. from the junior
class and Samuel Trask Dana of Port
lGnL from the sophomore class. This
committee will have power to make all
the arrangements necessary for the de-
bate and to appoint the time and place
OF holding it. President Hyde and
Judge Putnam, Bowdoin IS. will be
two of the judges in the coming debate
between the Harvard seniors and
Bates.
The suit of william w. Palmer OF
Bangor, VS.. Stone ct al. Df Boston, to
recover 5000 damages for injuries re-
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