Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-09-23
AT B0WDOIN.
Successful Opening With
Record Attendance.
This Evening Will Be Celebrated
as "Bowdoin Might"
Changes on Facuhy-R:a Squad fo~
Football Practice.

Brunswick. Me-, Sept. 22.-(SpcciaD
- Rowd"in College opened, today, for
! the work of the 10th year of its second
century with an entering class of big
proportions and large additions to
each of Tie three upper classes. FRI
day evening viii be celebrated, ac
| corling to custom, as "BuWdoin
Night" with 4 grand rally in Memorial
hall III winch many alumni will be
present. Thclr viii be speeches,
music and q general welcome to the
new men aijd !. happy reunion of the
others.
At the opening chapel exercises this
morning, The forms were all filled and
quite i number We're unable to find
trring class, this fall, cannot be
known for several days until reSistra-
ton is over. tn" FISTS Strengthened out
and the results of this weeks entrance
cxaminutinn made known. II is Il
Zig class. however, doubtless as large
a larger than last years class which
confirmed - young men. Moreover.
all of the upper glasses received good
additions. and suffer few losses 50
that the total number of new students
will BE- fully 100 and the total at
tendance at the college will be the
largest in its history.
Among the students who enter the
upper "lts-rs the men from each Of tn.
other Main" colleges ;url also from
ntany other colleges, large and several,
outside the State.
At tn chanel exercises Prof. Henry
l.. Chapman otiiclateI iii the ahscnr. of
President i!yd,. Who is Il speaker, this
eek. at tn. educational conference at
st. I.oais. Pros. Chapman SPOKE a few
words of welcome to the boys and
dWelt upon the good outlook for the
coming ycar. After chapel there was
III" usual class rush with a lot of OK
citemem mt and shouting and strenuous
work. but with nobody hurt.
This year the semester system will
h. adopted ut Bowdoin. The three
forms will be continued as before, but
Instead of having examinations at the
CuI Of each. only two will now b.
given. one at the middle and one ut
The end Of til" year. This change is
pleasing to both f:cultv and students
ana is one that has r""n made in al
the l;i".;nr COLI GEES with good results.
This wear there will 70 three pew MOI
an the faculty. GuN Hall Roberts. IL
former instructor at Harvard, has beer,
engaged to fill for year the chair left
vacant in the department of history
and political science by the resignation,
If Prof. Dennis. VIM. II. Foster, also
of Harvard will succeed Kenneth 6. NJ.
Sills IS instructor in English ana ora
tory. The work If Mr.. Foster will be
Of special interest "a the unlerGrndu-
atc:' as he will devote his attention
chiefly 10 Il CourS" in d"hatinE. The
annu II debates with Alnhe1s, called. at
tcntinn To i;rW,Ion's need Of so,np sIlcn
cnurs" AMI Il man w.,s selected with
THIS need i'll view. Mir. Foster WAS
prominent III debating ut Harvard and
thu collo,5" il rnItunlto in obtaining his
services. Charles J. Burnett. Il sraGu-,
'.tn of .\mil 'rst. comes as assistant pro
iresor Of philosophy. II" will take The
courses in psy, Iu.pgN. relieving Pres
Hyde Of part of his duties and at ~.
S;.mr tim" tXtrhIi-IG Tie scope OF tie
course. Mr.. Burn.tt has made = 81 -
cill study Of his subject and has Spent
me year after ,akiug mis- Phi ID. in OK
pcrimcntal psychology. All three have
taken their Doctors degree at Harvard.
Prof MCCrrt Will act as recorder. Il
position formerly filled by Prof. Moody.
Football practice has begun in earn
st under Toss Mcclave, the great
Princeton full back as coach. The old
=
a-o, by Captain Philoon ana each ,nv
TIE squad has grown larger until The
ol"ning Of lie term finds it containing
~ or 81 men, with more Vet to come
tn, r. is tine. lssual lack of heavy men
for the line ANA as III the past few
vars the HoWdoin eleven will be the
liGhtest college team in the State. IT
is certain to he fast, however. ana as
f"w men were lost Ivy graduation there
is fine nucleus of veterans who have
mad good exp, ritnce on the gridron.
IN the frt shman class there is a lot of
good matcriaI. including half dozen
high Sc hool and academy captains of
last fail.
Trmorrpw night will be- observed as
i'"Wdoin night. 1T which time a num-
/ ber of old alumni Dire expected to be
| back.
Tie event will be IN the nature of a
fhIly. with specchas ny alumni and stu
dents. Among the Speakers will h,
charles |. Hawes rs, Of Bangor:
FRANKLIN G. Paysnn &c. OF Portland:
t,rof. chapman ana Prof Robinson.
II" occasion viii take place in Ne
".'llal hAll and the whole student body,