Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-02
ROWDOlN COLLEGE.
Easter Recess Hesins-Most Of Faculty
Will Stay in Town.

Brunswick, Me-. April 1.-(SpeciaD.- =
Bowdon closed Saturday at I0.Gu for the
Easter recess and will not open until
Tuesday, April 10. The greater part OF
the students departed on the late fore
noon and early afternoon trains. The
greater part of the faculty will remain in
| make short trips away during the recess.
Among the men who are to be away is
Prof. Allen Johnson Of the history depart
ment, who left Wednesday for Goldsbor-
ough. n. c., where he IS looking up some
historical matter relative to the life of
Stephen A. Douglass, Of whom Prof
Johnson is preparing Il history. Prof.
Johnson has already written several mag
azne articles relative to Mr.. Douglass
and plans eventually TO prepare u COM
plctc book.
Prof. William T. Foster of the dcbat-
ing department has gone to Boston,
where he will attend the reunion of the
RoXbury High School Alumni Association
Of which he is president. The reunion
will take place Monday evening. a num-
Der Of the baseball men will remain in
Brunswick during the recess and 4 few
Of the track men. The list Of names Of
the baseball mon who are selected, The
larger portion of whom will remain. ;r
the following: Hodgdon 06, Stanwood 'oS.
Blair 'OS. Bower 'OS. Sparks '09, Briggs %.
McDadc 90, Jackson 09 Files 0s. Harris
90. Greene '09, Lawrence '07, Hayes '0S.
Prof Mitchell of the English depart =
mcnt had made announcement that q new
prize will be offered this year for mem
bcrs of the freshman class. 1t will he
known as the David Sewall prize and will
be given to the member of the freshman
class for the best essay in English COM
position. The fund has been established
for 4 good many years. but owing to
some misunderstanding the arrangement
was lost sight of and the money has bcca
going into tho general fund. The matter
has been Strengthened out by Prot.
Mitchell and the prize will be given for
the first time this year.
Notices have been posted that Prof.
Julius Sachs, PHI. D.. Of the Deacon :
College at Columbia University. will spclk
in Memorial hall Monday evening, April
IL. His subject will be 'Tcachirg as Il
Profession"
The last round Of the chess tournament
before the Easter recess was finished yes
tcrday, the men competing being the fol
lowing: Boothby '06 VS.. Johnson '0G. Par
kcr 'O6 vs. Burton 90. Chapman '0G ".
Powers 'OS Tuttle '06 rs. Tefft '09.
The Saturday Club Of Brunswick have
announced that Rabbi Charles Flcischc:
will speak in Brunswick next Thursday
evening on Facts and Fictin About the
Jews"
Among the recent additions to the iihrh-
ry are large collection of early COM
m"ntaries on Dante. which We're purchai-
ed in Italy for the library a short time
ago One of the volumes Of this collec-
ton dates from 1J6s. and there are several
nearly as old.
Chief Justice Melville ". Fuller Of the
class of 1873 has recently presented tile
library with a complete text Of IS volumes
of a recent case having to do with the
state of Missouri which was tried In thc
United States supreme court
There is now on exhibition at the Bow
doin gallery in the Art building a c1llc1-
ton of photographs called ZIP the
Rhine" The greater part Of the collcc.
ton is colored and are very attractive.
The collection is loaned to the Bowdoin
Art building by the D.bray Art Club