Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-11
Annual Report of Pres.
VIM. Dewitt Hyde.
Gifts Of SOS, 164 Received Dur
ing the Past Year.
1855 Volumes In Library..Finan'
ciaI Condition Of College.

BowdOin College was given out To-Day
and contains much that is of great in
terest to the alumni and friends of
that institution: Besides being a re-
view and summary of the work Of the
past year it has important facts and
figures regarding the finances OF the
college and its general condition. In
opening, a tribute is paid to the late
Chief Justice Wiswell, '13, a trustee of
the college. During the year ending
May 10, 1907, the college has received
gifts to the total Of $95, 164. OF this
SS4,5l0 was from the Garcelon estate
and s., 600 from Mrs. Calista H. May
Ecw. The balance was received in
relatively small sums from alumni and
was mainly toward meeting the annual
deficit The announcement is made
that the American Educational Board
has offered BowdOin $4,000 on condi-
ton that it raise 100000. Toward this
sum three alumni have pledged re-
spectively $50 900 Sl6.S40 and $4,000, or
$3.50 in all, leaving nearly $123,1G0 to
be raised during the coming year to
met the requirement of the gift. In
1906 the total income of the college was
$11,582 of which $29,3i6 was the income
from investments and s32 1856 the in
come from the students. The total cX-
penscs of the year were 1868. The
total producing funds of the
college at the end of the year Wore
1856, 951.
The report says that the most impor-
tant business to come before the gov
erninD hn1 rIC tho
meeting will be the consideration of
step making the college eligible to
share in the Carnegie fund for pension
ing professors. There is nothing in
the charter Of the college to prevent
this and as the officers in charge of the
fund are very friendly to the college
there seems to be no doubt that the
step will be taken to the great adj
vantage Of the institution.
The report pays high praise to the
discipline and good order of the stu
dent body during the past year. Special
credit is given to the work of the
Christian Association of the college
which now has n membership of 115
students. During the year a system Of
college preachers has been inauguratcd
as the result of q generous gift from
Professor and Mrs. Files, so that now
the students from time to time during
the year have the opportunity Of hear
ing sermons, addresses and lectures
from the greatest preachers of the
country. including those of all de-
nominations.
In speaking of the earnings of stu
dents during the past year the report
says that the 167 student who filed out
the blanks supplied for the purpose.
earned during the past year the sum uf
$37.I09. This included scholarships.
prizes and vacation work and was an
average Of over $225 per student. The
college gives over 30 prizes and also
the income of 100000 in scholarships
No fewer than so students have earned
over half of their college expenses this
year. and 20 members of the present
Senior class report that they have
earned during their whole course an
average of 1902. OF the 10 men high
est in rank in the present graduating
class six have been largely sclf-sup-
porting throughout their course
Included in the report is an account
Of the work Of each Of the departments
of instruction. including an outline of
the course. the number of students
clecting it and the general results.
These reports are very full and are a
most valuable part Of the presidents
rcnort.
In connection with President Hydc's
report there is also the report of Lii
brarian Geo. T. Little which shows
that the number of volumes in the Ii
hrary is now SS.355. a gain of S.14S dur
hn
bic gift to the library during the wear
is the Abbott memorial collection
which includes 500 volumes besides
many manuscripts. documents and
relics of this famous Maine family The
library Of the medical school includes
4.iio volumes. 1t is interesting to note
that no fewer than 124 volumes and
pamphlets written by Bowdoin men
have been added to the college library
during the past year.
The report OF the registrar Of the col
lcgc. DIR. Chas. 7. Burnett is also in
cluded and has many interesting fig
ures and tables. The total number of
students last fall when the year began
was 2Ss. while the number May 1, 1907.
was PSI, showing that nine have with
drawn or been removed during the
year. The number in the medical
school has remained the same during
the year. 95. The table of geographic
cal distribution shows that SO students
at the present time are from outside of
Maine of whom 81 are from Massa-
chusetts and the rest from IL other
states The proportion of students
from outside of Maine has increased
from 10 per cent. decade ago 10 more
than 20 per cent at the present time.
An interesting table shows the fra
ternity statistics of the college. The
membership of the eight fraternities
ranges from 26 to 40. Each of the
eight fraternities has a beautiful chap
ter house built by their graduates. and
III Of the students rooms in these. AL
most exactly one-half of the students
now in college come from places of less
than 5000 inhabitants.