Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-23
ROWDOIN COLLEGE.
Classical Meeting Will Be Held Fen.
? and 8-Bowdoin to Entertain.


and 8-Bowdoin to Entertain.
brunswick, Me-, Jan. 22.-(SpeciaD.--
| The Maine Branch of the New England
| Classical Association will meet at Bow
| dom College Feb. and $. Bowdoin
! College has generously invited the ses-
sion to be its guests at dinner FRIDAY
night The local arrangements are IN
! the hands of Prof. Kenneth c. Nj. Sills
of Bowdoin. The program is as follows:
Friday, Feb. I, go and 5 p. NJ
! Prof George NJ. Chase, Bates College,
The Aim of History Teaching from
the Point of View of the College Teach
err" Miss Anna Walsh, Jordan High
scnool. Lewiston, Aims in the Teach
| ing of Ancient History from the Point
of View OF a High School Teacher
Furnsworth G. Marshall, principal OF
Cuny High school, Augusta, THE Place
Of Ancient History in the High School
Curriculum:" Prof. John H. Huddels-
ton, University of Maine. Ancient
History in College Entrance Examln-
ations;" William B. Jack. Portland
| High school, The Quantity and Quail
| ity of Work in Ancient History That
May Fairly Be Expected of Good
| Secondary School, Prof. Clarence h
| White, Colby College. Entrance Re-
| Quirements in Ancient History Miss
A. T. Giipa trick, Coburn Classical In
stitut., suggestions for the Improved
| Teaching Of Ancient History Prof.
George u. Chase, University of Maine,
Roman CONS" illustrated by speci-
mems.
Friday evening, P. MA general
session to which the public is invited.
Physics Lecture room, SearleS Science
building President William Dewitt
Hyde Bowdoin College, address of well
come; Prof +. X Rand, Harvard Uni
versity, MEDIEVAL Libraries" illustrat-
ed by the stereOpticon. After the lee
tire there will be an informal recep-
ton III Hubbard hall to the members
Of the conference and their friends.
Saturday, 8 A. M.-EXecutive session
il. Hubbard hail. Discussion of the top
ic of Ancient History with possible
action Election of officers. New bust
ness.
The executive committee of the as
sociation consists Of Prof. George ID.
Chase, University of Maine. president;
Prof. Kenneth c. NJ. Stills, Bowdoin
College, and Principal George S. Stew
enson. Coburn Classical Institute, sec
rotary.
The fourth debate in English was
he'll, last evening in Hubbard hall be-
fore a good sized audience. The queS-
ton, Commercial Reciprocity with
Canada Would Be Economically Adj
vantage Gus to the United States" was
fully dealt with by both sides IN con-
vincing fashion. The decision was
awarded to the affirmative side, con-
sisting Of Hyde, '0s and koughan. w.
The negative side was well given by
CHM, '05. and Hinckley, '0S. The pre-
siding officer was Stahl, 90. The judges
ere Prof F. f. Woodruff, H. B. Has
tlngs and p. Fl. Tmberlakc
1t has been announced that the pre-
lininary trials for the choosing Of
speakers for the Bradbury debate Will
take place Wednesday evening, Jan.
%. Zach speaker will be allowed SIX
minutes The judges will be Prof. w.
7. Foster and E. w. Wheeler, Esq.
The prizes, given by Hon. James
Ware Bradbury, LII. d.. Of the class
OF 1925, are awarded each year for ex-
cellence in debating. The subject for
the debate this year is THAT, Aside
from, the Question of Amending the
Constitution, the Federal Government
Should Exercise Further Control over
Quasi public Corporations Doing In
terstate Business
The annual Class of 1868 prize speak
ing will be held Thursday night Of this
week in Memorial hail. The speaking
is open to member of only the senior
class The following are the speakers
for the evening: Arthur Harold Ham,
Liverinore Falls: Albert Trowbridge
| Gould, Thomaston; Arthur Merrill Rob-
insor, Brunswick and Carl Merrill
Robinson, Portland.
The prize, amounting to $50. contrib
uted by the Glass of 1868, Is given an
nually to the author of the best writ
ten and spoken Grafton in the Senior
| class
Hon. Herbert NJ Heath, 70, has been
obliged to postpone his talk to the
! Christian Association from Thursday
night until probably Monday, the 18th.
AS a meeting Of the association was
held Monday evening of this week, no
| meeting will be held Thursday evening.
John Irwin, who has coached so sue
| cessfLlly Rowdoin baseball mines for
several years, is once again at college
to get lire on the new men. He is
watching the cage work closely, al
though as yet he has done no person.
at coaching.
Mr.. Twins stay will probably be
/ short as the cage is not suitable for
any very profitable work aside from
batting. With the men from last years
championship team and the new men
in the Freshman class. Bowdoin's