Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-27
BoWdoin College Begins
Work Of Its 112th Year.
Has Largest Enrolment Of
Students In Its History.
Bates College Students Listen to
Interesting Address.

Brunswick, Me-, Sept 26.-fSpcciaD -
Bowdoin College opened today for the
work of it's 112th year with an entcrjnr
class OF over 100 young men and with
additions to the upper classes. 50 that
the college will have the largest en-
rollmeIt in its history In the contjn-
ued absence of President Uvda H.
Europe because Of i'll health, Prof.
Chapman, the senior member Of tho
faculty, is the acting head Of tho in
stitution and presided over the o,,uo-
ing exercises this morning
The beautiful old King Chapcl was
crowded to its utmost capacity. Il gri,rn
or two OF young alumni being back IT,.
help start things going. A l:iutn cyi-
dencc of the feeling OF Sadno::; il III
hearts were the heavy strips Of MOURN
ing on the Senior and Sophomore forms
III memory Of Richard A. Leo, 'O8. John
j. Morrison. 'OS, and Harry Dugau.
10, all whom lost their lives by drown
ing carly in the summer vacation Prof
Chapman, after welcoming i'll graceful
language the old and new students.
spoke Of the bright prospects Cor the
coming year and the good news of
President Hydc's Improving health, and
mentioned briefly the changes in the
faculty and in the new courses offered.
He then spoke at length of the death
of the three students mentioned above.
of the loss to their associates and to
the college as a whole and Of the deep
nv of y Il
ents.
Prof. Chapman's perfect command or
English made his handling of the theme
Intensely impressive, and his lcautifm
tribute to the dead boys and his los
sons drawn from the carly ana tragi
ending of their lives loft fclv dry eyes
among the 800 young men in the long
forms before him. 1t was 4 chapel cx-
ercise such as none present viii ever
forget. and in recent years has been
equalled in sadness only in the funeral
service held in the chapel in May, 1851.
over the body of John +. Weber. 'D3.
of Broolllinc, Mass. who was drowned
while canoeing on the Androscoggin.
AS the chapel exercises had been 50
closely of the nature Of amcmorial Soy
vice. the class rush. which always iol-
lows the first chapel of Il new year. was
by common consent omitted and the
students at once scattered to the vari
Gus Rotations and lectures scheduled
for the day. At the registrars office
the work of registration mas been going
on all day, and was pretty well com
pleted at night, though quite a num- |
Der of new men are yet to come and
Of course not all the members of tnn
other classes are yet back. About 40
men were out in the football squad in
the Afternoon. Capt Drummond Of list
years eleven and Il. II. BodWcll, 10Y, |
center of the eleven for the four years |
Of his course, are helping Coach NJ
Gave with the candidates and other |
old players will he back later. Tho first
practice game will be played here with |
Fl. Mckinley Saturday.
The class of 1911 is not only the larE- |
est which has ever entered H"Wdoln, |
but is seems to be exceptionally strong |
In quality as well as in quantity. It's
size led the faculty to be especially |
careful in examinations ana n good
number who might have had 81 h"lar- |
snip troubles later were refused adln:S- |
SION In the matter of special student ; |
a rigid rule is being enforced to admit |
nom - special standing except th"s" |
qualified for regular standing but who |
ceSre t. pursue q special line of work |
not leading to a degree. lii I'll" now
class there are not only good dclcEa- |
tonS from tn" leading fitting schools IN |
pccioIh, Iaro, ,.,,,,,hor frn,, o,hcr
states. narticuIorIv Massachusetts |
There are also several from the West
1t is an interesting fact that three Of
BowG"in's lest known alumni are rep
resented IN the class by SrandSnnS. |
Chief .iustico Fullrr b,iiiah Kellogg |
and corotor r.. T., ,ho coeo or ,hr
latter il i. his c;nhtE grandson to |