Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-05
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Prof. Peirson Resigns
From the Faculty
To Become a Member Of the
Carnegie Expedition"
out Oh the Paeific..-The 6lee Club
and College fraternIdes.

brunswick, Me-, Jan. 4.-(SpeciaD.-
TIE announcement IS made that j. :.
Pe!r.on OF the Bowdoin College facul-
H.. .as resigned his resignation to take
effect at once Mr.. Pierson has re-
Get. ID a fattering offer from the De-
rartrnent of Terrestrial Magnetism OF
the Carnegie Institute at Washington
y. C.. and will leave Brunswick next
week to take up his new work.
The purpose of this work is to make
q magnetic survey Of the North Pacific
OCEAN and Mr.. Pierson will proceed to
The Pacific coast where he will take
Esrt in a long voyage designed for
that purpose.
Mr.. Pierson is a graduate Of Bow-
dom In the class Of 1900 and later OF
tn. Harvard Scientific School. For
.ns past two years he has been assis-
tent in mathematics at Bowdoin, and
~ addition to this work during the
present year has conducted the courses
liz physics during the absence of Prof.
a.. G. Hutchins, who is in Europe.
Mr.. Pierson has made a great many
friends among the undergraduates
body at Bowdoin who learn with re-
3. ct Of his departure. He is MEM
bnr Phi Beta Kappa man and MEM
brr of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity.
The rehearsals of the College Dramatic
Cub will be continued during the present
rt,1th and it is expected that the club
ciI make its initial appearance in the
I.tanswick Town hall during the latter
pot of January or the first Of February.
as has been previously announced. TIL:
i. Y that will be produced this year will
- 1.-The Rivals
As 4 result of recent rehearsals the cast
~. the play has been announced, and is
- follows: Sir Anthony Absolute +.
r. r. Piper. 'O6. of Portland; Capt. Jack
ABSOLUTE" w. S. Linncll. 07. Of Sacn;
"f'aulkland." L. d. Lombard, 90, Ere
Ilont, Neb: Bob Acres" J. w. Legion.
o., Of Bath: Sir Lucius O'Trggcr." F.
r. Peaslee, Medical school, 09, Of Thorn
ton; Flag" J. NJ. Chandler 'OS, Of
T4maica Plain, Mass; David" l.. II
ok, 'O6, of WoodfOrds; Thomas" III. w
atwood. 90, of Auburn: Mrs. Malaprop. -
j. NJ. Bartlett, o. of Richmond Lydia,
H. III. Powers. 'Os. of Houlton; Julia" G..
T. Estes 90, of SkowheGan; Lucy" II.
The work on the minstrel show orchcs-
IA is now making good progress and the
makeup of the orchestra is quite def
altely outlined. As made up as present
j, IS as follows: Violing, Chandler 'Ot,
crowley 90. Iomhadr co; viola. Stctson
IS; cello, Bridge 90; cornet Han 'o6.
trombone. Lawrence '01: drum. Perry 0i;
clarincts, Clark 'O6. Kane 90; flute, Robin
.pn 'OS. The minstrel show held its first
rehearsal since the Christmas recess this
lening
The Gamma Gamma Chapter Of the Phi
=. 1 fraternity. one of the two medical
fr ternites at ROwdoin. held its annual
VI tiation and banquet ut the Columbia
Ti'.tel in Portland during the Christmas
i-,'ess The speaker of the evening was
lines c. Mumford Of Boston. and his
abject was 1.-Two Famous Surgeons
re following are the new men who Were
SUI tiatcd into the fraternity from tn" first
lar men In the Medical school: w. w.
I; lister, Jr, Auburn: G. IT. Cunningham,
..ronE: c. l.. Curtis Darvcrs, Mass: W.
! Fahey. Lewiston; G.. f.. Higgins, Gin
t,i; E. n. Humphreys. Henderson; c. E
SIMMONS. Appleton; F. II. Webster. Cal
E.'.
he college has recently received from
frof Isaac b. Choate of Boston IN Gle
g.n ltlv bound edition of Ridpath'S Library
et Universal Literature in - volumes
TIE gifts of this alumrus of the class Of
\, extends over 4 period of 20 years and
!, the aggregate exceeds 1000 volumes OF
rtncral current literature.
he library has also lately received z
,ir,rletc set Of 50 bound volumes Of tn"
Tacatre," one of tho most valuable Of
Gu.matic writings. giving as 1t does the
IN cast, date of production. etc. Of ev-
,rj- play of any importance; and giving
10 admirable portraits Of actors. au-
.,ors and critics.
he Aroostook Club has perfected its
c,.-anization with the present officers
i,r.sident. Arthur q. Putnam. 'of. Of
lIonlton; vice president. James y. Archi-
r,id. Jr. 'oS. Of Houlton: secretary and
~ asurer. George II. FoSs. 'S. Of Fort
l',irfield Executive COMMITTEES. Walter
r Clark. 'O6. Of Presque Isle: Tom T..
II cker or OF Fort Fairfield; Frank ;.
t,unctt, 'OS. of Fort Fairfield.
Tho manager of the Empire Theatre in
Trwiston has made arrangements for y
.Eowdoin Night on March 16. The at
t4-tction of that evening will he Little
luhnny Jones' and seats will be reserved
Tor the students from tho college. 1t is
.>,,acted that large number Of Bow
ant,, men will attend.
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