Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-14
SEMESTER SYSTEM.
Bowdoin Year to Be Two Terms
Instead of Three.
4 New Departure in Undergraduate
Social Life.
Speakers Selected to Compete for
Senior 0ratoricaI Prize.

Brunswick, Me-, Jan. 13.-(SpeciaD. -
AS a result Of the meeting of the facul-
ty of Bowdoin College. held last Mon
day evening, it is announced that Il de-
parture of much Importance to Bowdoin
College students will be made at the
beginning of the next college year. 1t
is that the college will adopt tho semes-
ter system, dividing the college year
into two terms instead of three terms,
as at the present time. While this
step is Of much interest to those in the
college at the present time, as 1t to Il
certain extent involves a reorganization
of course, 1t does not come as a great
surprise to those who are closely in
touch with the tendency of the more
important colleges. Amherst, which is
considered as sort of sister college to
Bowdoin. went over to the semester
system last fall, and at the present
time Brown is about the only one of
the larger colleges retaining the old
system. %.
The change will not involve such
great changes, however, as might be
at first supposed. The college year
will begin and end at the same time as
at present, and the holiday observances
will come practically as under the
present system. The term exams
will be from 10 days to two weeks long,
instead of one week, as at present. The
longer period of examination will in
some measure eliminate the difficulty
to the student caused by the heightened
study he will be subject. by giving him
a longer time to prepare for each indi-
vidual examination. Each term will
probably by 19 weeks in length.
4 new feature of the social life of the
college, this winter, will be afternoon
teas, which are to take place on alter
nate Monday afternoons, from 40 to
6 in Alumni Hall in the Hubbard Lii
brary. The affairs have been inaugur-
ated by the faculty to bring about n
closer relationship between the stu
dents and faculty, and are to be in the
nature of a reception to the students.
The functions Will be presided over by
committees from the faculty and their
ladies. A pleasant thing in this con-
nection is that Oliver Crocker Stevens
of Boston, 10 has presented the college
with n full tea set for such occasions.
The affairs will be entirely of an in
formal nature. and will doubtless prove
very pleasant occasions for all. The
first tea will take place Jan. IS.
The '6S prize speakers from the Sen
ior class have been announced. The
men chosen to compete for this prize
are the six who have done the best
work in English composition and elo-
cution during their four-years' course.
The prize was founded by the class of
'6S. Following are the men who will
speak: John Merrill Brigham, Dex-
ter; Myron Andrew Bryant, Cumbcr-
land Mills; George William Burpee,
Houlton; Marshall Perley Cram, Bruns-
wick: Philip Maclean Clark, Portland;
Samuel Trask Dana, Portland. The
speaking will occur April %.
The annual winter reception of the
Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity will be
held at the chapter house, Friday eve
ming, Jan. 10.
The Zeta Psi fraternity house occu-
pied it's new and commodious chapter
house for the first time last week.