Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-15
BoWDoIN COLLEGE NOR.
New Longfellow Book-soe;,,
Pres. HYDE s;.L 0Halrs

Brunswick. Me-. Feb. 14-fs
Announcement is made that Pm, =.
tie Of the College library is sendin, =. y.
within the past week postal o. 'W
nouncing new book by Longfeljow
is the Origin and Growth o,
Languages OF Southern Eur,ns -. NO
Their Literature" an inaugural aaal
delivered Sept. 2, 1880 by Hem,
Longfellow, then professor ~ ".
ern languages at Bowdoin. "'a'
The book is printed directly fra
autograph manuscript, is OF ,n..u us
as the first extended essay in MO.
the poet, Of use as a conprebor.,|
survey Of the subject. and Of valmS "s
illustrative Of Longfellow's Ats
toward literature and poetry p-.
extracts appeared in the biogranh-. =
his brother. The complete WORK ~, j"
tanning metrical TRANSACTIONS mate.
volume of 100 pages. 1t is a fooIs,.
octave, printed with rule border t,,-
ut. old style Roman type on b.,,
made rag paper. Bound in ho,,s
with uncut edges, or in cloth with -.
tops, it will be mailed for 50; or in ~
flexible leather for 80.
The book will appear on Longfellov,.
birthday, February q, but as onlv Va
copies are to be printed, anyone dasi,
ing a copy should order now Of Pr,
Geo. It. Little. librarian of Bowaoi.
College library.
The third college tea Of the win.s.
will be held in Hubbard hall from :,
tomorrow afternoon, and the nlan,
are to make the event as fully as suc.
cessfdl as its predecessors. Tia
special guests viii be the visitors WIN
are in town to attend the Junior assem-.
bly, in the evening and invited guest,
from Augusta and other Kennebee
cities. to which places a large numb4-
Of invitations have been sent.
The second Junior assembly will take
place in Memorial hail at $50 and will
doubtless be well attended. Music
will be furnished by the College or.
chcstra and an order Of about y
dances will be carried out.
Owing to the fact that New Meadows
Inn has been closed for repairs, The
Deutscher Verein will hold its next
meeting. which occurs on March l, in
the debating room Of the Hubbard Ii.
brary. The speaker Of the evening i
to be Professor Carr of the University
of Maine. The members Of the
Verein are privileged to invite Their
friends and at the conclusion of Pro-
fessor Cars address the Nerein plans
to hold an informal reception.
Edward Stanwood, 81, has recently
given the library a book by Lenotr
entitled lie Drame dc Norennes," Il
gives the latest and most graphic de-
scription OF the escape and return Of
Louis XVI in 1871.
President Hyde has been confined to
the house by illness for several days
PROF. Foster returned Monday from
his extended trip in the West, and Is
meeting his classes this week as usual
Tho fourth fortnightly meeting of the
Ccrclc Francois held Tuesday evening
at the Kappa Sigma house. showed no
lininuti0n of interest on the part o.
the members. Professor Michoeau
continued his talk on the political and
economic conditions existing today II
France. after the address, the usual
social hour was spent in conversation
and in songs.
After the Glee Club concert in Bath
Monday evening an extra long session
If Miss Harvey's assembly will De
held. There will be q special car on
the trolley line for the convenience Of
those who attend.
Roberts, '07. and Snow. 'Ol, READ
papers on "Rudyard Kipling' at the
Monday evening meeting of the Coffee
Club held with p. II. Powers, '0S, at the
Zeta Psi house.