The Republican journal., 1903-09-24
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.

Scott Clement Ward Simpson of Portland,
Bowdoin O3, has been offered $500 post
graduate scholarship at Dartmouth college.
MIR. Simpson has not yet decided whether
he will accept.
Coburn classical institute opened the
fall term Sept. sth with the largest entering
class in the history of the school. Two
new teachers have arrived. These are Miss
S. E. Barrett, a graduate OF Mt. HolyOke and
a recent teacher in the public high school
of Worcester, Mass, who will have charge
of mathematics; and Miss S. E. George,
graduate of Boston university, who will
be assistant in Greek and English. Mayor
Davis told the school that the management
of the Central Maine driving park had voted
to allow the use of the field at the park for
the schools athletics.
despatch from Waterville to the Kenne-
bee journal states that the 'ate unpleasant
ness at Colby college is not expected to
have any material effect ON the classes, the
coming year Thus far all of the former
opening of the year and the prospect for
large entering class is excellent. few
scattering ones may go to some other college
but the number is not expected to be large
enough to be noticeable. 1t appears that
when the youth arrived home they encount-
found that the parental point of view differ
ed several degrees from the students.
Follow ing is the staff of the new State
Normal School at Presque Isle: Principal
Irving 0. Bragg, A. B., is graduate of
State Normal school, at Pennington, Me-,
1898; teacher and principal in public schools
of Maine, 1S93-9S; A. B., Bates college, 1902 ;
instructor in Fargo College, Fargo, n. D.,
1902; professor in Fargo college, 1908. Mr..
Bragg's first assistant, Mr.. Alonzo j.
NAL School, Csstine, Me-, 1892; at Bridge
water, Mass, State Normal School, special
| course, 1896; science work reading todegree
at Illinois Wesleyan University; Principal
| of High School, Union, Me-, two years;
| science teacher in High School, Plainfeld.
geography and physiology in New Hamp-
Shire State Normal School six years. The
second assistant, Miss Ardelle NJ T0zler, is
graduate of Pennington State Normal
School, regular course, 1880, advanced
course, 1890; teacher of English and Latin
in Pennington State Normal school six
| years teaching in city schools, Cambridge,
one year; superintendent of schools in Old
| Town, three years teacher and supervisor
of schools in Presque Isle, five years.
| Friday evening" Sept 25th, all Bowdoin
men both alumni and Undergraduates ARE in
vited to be present at "Bowdoin Night"
which is to be held on that date in Memorial
hall. "Bowdoin Night is planned after the
custom followed in some of the Massachu-
| setts colleges, it being the plan to have the
alumni as interested in the opening week of
the college as in its closing week, when they
| always return there by the hundred. This
year Bowdoin College will open on Thurs
day, Sept 24. 1t is thought that BY Friday
night nearly all of the students will be back.
| The freshmen will have had their first in
| sight of college life and a meeting of this
kind will do them mnch good it giving them
chance to meet many of the alumni and
will also serve as an opportunity for them
| to become better acquainted with each
| other. The Bowdoin Orient last spring
several times contained editorials urging
the alumni to establish "BOwdOin Night"
These editorials of the Orient received the
approval of many of the BOWdOin alumni.
Last week several members of the class of
1908 got together and talked the matter over,
Thomas Carter White of Lewiston and Ed
ward Fairfield Moody of Portland. This in
formal gathering decided to consult the
faculty in regard to establishing such GUS
tom. 1t met the hearty approval OF Presl-
dent Hyde and the other members OF the
residing in Brunswick also expressed their
| approval of the idea. 1t is planned to invite
Hon. William P. Frye, 80, of Lewiston, and
| William j. Curtis, esq, rs, of New York
| City, to be among the speakers: Beside the
speeches there will be the singing of the
college songs, led by the members of the
| Bowdoin College Glee Club, and possibly
bon fire or some celebration of that kind on
the campus. Altogether it is planned to
make the affair one long to be remembered
| at Bowdoin and it is hoped that every alumni
who can possibly be present will be there to
| take part in the meeting.