Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-19
THE BOWCOiM CATALOGUE.
Facts Of interest it Shows About the
Old College.

brunswick, Dec. 1S.-'The Bowdo.n
college catalogues are out and show
many changes. The enrolment shows
III students in the academic division,
as follows: Seniors, 55; juniors GO;
sorhonores. 20: freshmen, IS; special
students, IS; in the mcli-school, 100;
| fourth-year men, 20; third-year men.
%; seconl-year men, 70; first-year men,
81.
Allowing for the names counted
twice, tho total in the college is 1888
Last year the total was 391: the falling
OFF being in the medical department,
which had 124 last year. The academic
department has gained 2.
There are several new members OF
the faculty in both departments In
the academic there are 20 instructors
and in the medical there are &c, making
Il total of &c, against 10 a year ago.
The new instructors are as follows:
Roswell c. McCrea, professor of eco
monies and sociology; Kenneth G. NJ
Stills, instructor of classics and Eng
lish; Joseph c. Pearson, instructor in
physics and mathematics: Charles d.
Witherlee, instructor in neurology;
Custave A. Pudor, Instructor in
dermatology; Edvile G. Abbott, clinical
instructor in orthopedic surgery; GIL
bert NJ. Elliott, assistant demonstration
OF @natomy: Walter E. Tobey. instruc-
tor in surgery and assistant demon
strator of anatomy; Richard d. Small,
demonstration Of histology; Robert s.
Benson, assistant in chemistry.
There have been several other
changes: Roscoe James Ham has been
made assistant professor of modern lam
guages having been promoted from in
structor; Alfred King has been made
associate professor and demonstration
To- anatomy; Edward ]. McDonough
mas been made a Lecturer in obstetrics
having last year been instructor in
histology; Alfred Mitchell Jr., has
been changed from instructor in
surgery to instructor in genito-urnary
surgery, ard Henry p. Procll from in
Structor i'll surgery to chemical in
strEctor in surgery.
Several new courses are observed this
year. Freshmen are, given the pr;yi-
leSe to elect two Of their studies: up to
this time they have been obliged to
take required courses.
The following new scholarships were
announced: Glass OF 1872, scholarship
fund of $25G0 Charles III. Cumstop.
fund Of $4,000 given by Charles M. Cum
StOn. OF the. class of '43, the income to
be given preferably to a graduate. OF
the English High school of Boston: the
cyrus Woodman trust fund, a fund
row amounting to $22, coo, established
| ny Cyrus Woodman. Esq, of the class
of Sc. orc half of the income of which
| is appropriated for scholarships: the
Charles Carroll Everett fund, which is
certain real estate in Brunswick. in
trust, the net income of (which is given
| 10 that graduate OF Powdoin college
whom the president and trustees shall
| deem the best qualified to take a post
| graduate course in either this o., some
other country; the Albion Howe Mem
orlal fund sum of $1,000. given BY
Lucius Howe. NJ. D.. of Buffalo. N y,
for the establishment of 4 loan fund in
memory of his brother, Albion Howe.
Of the class Of 1861. 1t is also an
nounced that the And. Emerson schol-
arShip has been increased from $4,000 to
$iGG0. special prize in English
history of the value of $50 has been Of
le'ed unanimously for the year 1909
ana 1904 and will be awarded to the
student who writes the hest essay on
some assigned subject in English his
tory.
The catalogue announces that begin
ming next year, BoWdoin college, as a
member of the New England entrance
certificate board will admit all stu
dents VINO present themselves for adj
mission with certificate from principals
of such schools as are approved by the
board.