Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-29
College Year Opens With
Flatterlng Prospects.
Probably New Record for New
Members Of the Glasses.
Athletic Outlook sood.-FootbaII Squad Out
Freshmen Win Chapel Rush.

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1.-The cole sc year at Bowdoin opened
officially at $50, this morning, when
the first chapel for the. year was held.
the regular recitations of the Thurs
days schedule following after the
chapel exercises.
The year at Bowdoin opens with the
brightest prospects and it is not too
much to say that the entering class
will be one of the largest and best that
has ever entered the colleges. The
numbe! Of freshmen who have register
cd during the day is So. Including about
half Il dozen specials, and there are a
number of men who are yet to come.
and these with 10 or more new men
entering upper classes, will make the
number of new men the largest in the
history of the college.
A very pleasing thing about the
prospects. is the fact that the quality
of the freshman class is considered by
conservative judges to be most promls-
ing. BY this. it is not meant that one
may judge SO soon just what the
freshmen nay accomplish during their
college course or after but from pre-
paratOry school records and many 9TH
er recommendations of the men OF
Bowdoin 1909. there is every reason to
believe that the class is banner one.
One old member of the faculty said
that they are an exceptionally bright
lot of young men, and this is q view
that IS agreed in by all the alumni who
ire back on the campus
In athletics this seems to be true
as in other branches. and there are a
goodI.- number of freshman athletes,
in football, baseball and track who will
doubtless be heard from before four
years are past, or even before the end
Of this year.
The chapel rush between the sopho-
mores and freshmen took place, this
morning, and here the honors were
clearly in favor of the newcomers al
though the sophomores were more or
less Handicapped by the lack of their
full numbers. The affair was very
lively. but there was no harm done
and the whole thing was nothing more
than a good natured carrying out of
an old tradition.
The college year opens with but one
real change in the faculty. that being
Prof. Allen Johnson of the history de-
partment. in the place of DR.. Roberts.
who was at the head of this depart
ment last year, resigned. The only
other change in the faculty is in the
registrars office. DR.. Burnett. who act
I'd as assistant registrar. last year,
acting in this capacity during the alb
scnce of Prof. George T. Files, who is
on q years leave of absence in Europe.
Prof. Hutchins is also in Europe.
The football squad was out today for
regular practice. as indeed 1t has been
FOR a week past. the greater part OF the
men having reported for practice on
Monday. There were 80 men out in
the squad, today, and those in touch
believe that the prospects are very
bright, though the team seems likely
to be lighter than last years cham
rionship eleven. The first game of the
season vii, be on the Whittier field
next Saturday afternoon, when the
Fort Prcblc team will be the opponents.
Next Friday night will be observed
as the annual Bowdoin night in Memo
rial hall, the chief feature of which
this Year will be the presentation of
flag 10 the college by E. o. Achorn.
Esq, OF Boston. class of 80. President
Hyde will receive the flag for the col
ege and this will be followed by
speeches by prominent alumni men,
bers of the aculty and undergraduates.
The occasion will doubtless prove it
self one of the most enjoyable events
of thu college year.