Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-28
College Year Opens Under
Auspicious Conditions.
Registration Bids Fair to Be
Largest in History Of College.
Faculty Notes. Improvements On Buildings
chapel sh--FIeshmen List

under most suspicious conditions with |
an attendance which when the regis
tration is all in bids fair to equal of not
exceed that of last year, which was the
largest in the history of the college.
The total registration of new men
today was 30 and it is believed that the
number who will register tomorrow and
in the next few days, will make the
number over 100. OF those registering
today about 50 are Freshmen in rcgu-
lar standing, while 10 are special stu
dents.
TIL. college formally opened at $50
this morning with the regular chapel
exercises presided over by President
William Dewitt Hyde. President Hy de
spOkc a few words Of welcome to the
new and old students. and referred 10
the improvements about the college
during the summer vacation.
fIc also referred to the fact that it
was the first year since he had been
connected with the college that the fac
uIty had not been changed by the call
ing Of some member to a position else
where This year however. every 1ne
of the old members arc ut til" college
and the faculty was strength ned by
the acquisition Of Il new member.
The new professor is Kenneth c. NJ
Sills, graduate of the college i'll TIL"
class of 1901 who will he assistant pro-
lessor Of Latin. which chair was Great
ed by the board of trustees last June.
Mr. Sills has sine" been connected with
Columbia University, where Il" did
post graduate work and also acted as
an instructor Mr. Stills will have chlrS
Of the two lower classes in Latin.
Prof. Charles G. Hutchins Of tho ID
partmont Of physics. and Prof. George
r. Files Of the department Of German,
VINO have been in Europe during tn"
last year on leave of absence, will re-
turn to their classes. although Prof.
Files has not yet arrived.
Quite a change has been mad" dur
ing the summer about some at Tn"
buildings. Massachusetts hall, the oid
original college. the north wing 81
which has been used for recitation
room for over n century. is ""nV"rt"h
into the registrars nfir" in order that
the registrar ANA trcaSurcr'S office may
be conveniently situated.
To take the place Of this canister
hall, in the rear If King chanel. mas
been converted into Il recitation room,
where the classes, in English viii n"W
meet. as will also President liY'i"
classes. This room has been unused for
the most part in tn" pest. Tut has now
hcop converted into an attractive" r"ri-
tati"n room.
The annual chapel rush took ~ r."
this morning Immediately 1f'"r "h.'."I
and ,ro,tcd more, or les, int"l,,t {. Th.'
.uo lnwor classes were uuit "N'.'tIv
,n.,,,hd though thr Freshmen urr.,
r,tb.r too ,u,ch for tie Snlhnmrr'.'
IN Tho l,,tor mart If thc contest. I:,..rN
&c j., Lief Of tho Freshmen register NJ
toapo = Al to-day. with the cxrrpii"u
~ ,hrcc or four men. who f,il"d t."
,.t,te their addresses; ..nd y hn:,, ua;i"
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attended to Tho list shows; that =. of
.ba entering class rc"ist"riu to-day
.,ouo from, ont uC the stat" If Maine.
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Island. William r.. Atwnnd. Paris: Il. Ed
gar Fisher. RidIonvillc: James l.. bra
nor. Canton. Mass; Cornelius T. Taylor.
BANGOR. Henry l. Ulwrs. Wcsthr""k. i.
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Towrscud Erunawick: Frank T.. Ken
,,r;e Ocean Park: Frank c. Evans. Cam
don. William u McNulIan. Norwich, rt /:
y.ro, II Hart Enyton. Harold T. I;aI-
lard Gardiner. Robert Hale, Portland.
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