Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-22
BoWDoiN,s NEW CATALOGUE.
Many Announcements As to Courses,
Gifts and Attendance.


Brunswick. Me-, Dec. 21.-(SpeciaD.-
The catalogue number of the Bowdoin
college Bulletin which is out this week
contains many features of interest
Possibly the most interesting of the
new announcements is the Exchange
lectures on the Classics During the
second semester of 190S-1909 George Da-
Wis Chase, Phi. d. Professor of Latin at
the University of Maine, will give a
series of twelve lectures on Roman Nu-
mismatics. illustrated by original specr
imons of Roman coins. These lectures
will be open to the public. A course Of
lectures of similar extent on Virgil and
His Literary Influence will be given at
the University of Maine by Kenneth
Charles Morton Sills, A. Nj, Professor
E0f Latin at Rowdoin.
The name q Hon. William Titcomb
Cobb, LID of Rockland IS added to
the list Of Trustees and the name of
Hon. Frederick Alton Pow ers, A. &. OF
| Houlton to the list of Overseers.
the fist of college preachers for 1905
1909 is given as follows: Rev Orrin
Philip Clifford, D. D. of BrookIine,
Mass, Rev Albert J. Lyman, d. D. of
| Brooklyn, Prof. George William Knox,
D.. D., LID. of New York. Rev. H.
| Roswell Bates of New York, Rev.
Floyd William Tomkins, d. D., LID
lof Philadelphia, Rev. Paul Revere
rockingham, A. NJ, of Boston and
Few. E1Wo Wood Worchester, Ph.D. D. ID.
of Boston.
Rev. Charles A. Dinsmore is named
as the Annie Talbot Cole lecturer for
l90s-1909, his subject being Dante, The
Man and His Message
The summary of instructors and stRl-
dents shows an increase of three menl-
bers of the Academical faculty. The
enrolment of students in the college
has increased IA per cent. the total
| number in the academical department
being 34S against 3O5 last year. The
students are divided as follows: Sen
iors IS, Juniors 50, Sophomores "a,
Freshmen 115, Seniors, Juniors and
Sophomores having Freshman standing
Al; special students Ia. In the Medical
Department the total enrolment is 81
against 90 last year, the slight failing
off being accounted forby the unusually
large class which graduated last June.
ln that department there are 20 first
year Is second year, go third year and
% fourth year students. The total en-
rolincnt of the college is 420 against 394
last year
Four new names appear in the list of
the faculty. John Merrill Brigham, A.
NJ. instructor in Classics and History;
MantOn Copeland, S. NJ, Ph.D., In
| structor in Biology; Marshall Pcrley
Cram, Phi. d., Instructor in Chemistry;
and Roderick Scott, A. NJ, Instructor
in English and Secretary of the Chris
tian Association. One member Of the
faculty has died, Prof. Leslie AleXan-
der Lee of the department of Biology
and Geology.
The title of Dr. Frank Nathaniel
Whittier has been changed from Di-
re ctor of the Gymnasium and Lecturer
on Hygiene to Professor of Hygiene and
Physical Training. Hudson Bridge
Hastings is promoted from Instructor
to Assistant Professor of Surveying
and Drawing.
|. Many new courses are announced
and other courses have been extended.
The scope of the Latin courses have
been extended to include Latin of the
Middle Ages and Renaissance.
Two courses in Italian are announced
| by Prof. +. w. Brown for next year
and advanced courses for 1910. This
will be the Hrst time that Italian has
been taught at Bowdoin.
Mr.. Brigham announces new
course in the History of Greek and Ro-
man Civilization.
Prof. Hastings announces that in
| 1909-1910 the work in Geology will be
extended to cover a year. He also an
aounces that Surveying is now only
elective for those who have taken the
courses in Drawing.
Dr. Cram announces new courses in
Chemistry.
An important announcement is made
regarding lectures. In addition to the
AnDie Talbot Cole Lectureship which
was founded last year by Mrs. Calista
Mathew of South Orange, n. j. in
honor of her niece, a course of lectures
on art is given by Prof Henry Johnson,
the curator Of the Walker Art Building,
ard a series of lecture HcitaIs in music
is to be given in the Walker Art build
ing by musicians from the faculty and
StuueutS ana OtncTS OulSlue tfle COllGSS
body. These rccitals will involve the
violin, violncello, piano, voice and Aeo-
liam. Selections from the works of
Each, Handel. Hayden, Mozart, and
jeethovan will be presented and eX-
cerpts from the Wagner operas of
Tannhauser, Lohengrin and Parsifal.
The programs will be arranged on the
plan of historic unity and continuity.
New scholarships announced are the
Annie Il. Purinton scholarship. which
consists of $4,000 given by Mrs d. Web
ster Kink in memory of her sister for
the establishment of a scholarship to
assist some deserving student through
his college course, preference being CIV
en- to Topsham or Brunswick boy;
The Frank. p. Davenport Loan and
Trust fund, which is a gift of 5000 by
George F. Davenport, A. M. of Bath
for the establishment of a loan fund
and the class of 1881 scholarship, which
is a fund of $4,000 given by that class.
The scholarship and prize funds have
been increased from $125,000 to over
$15e,0O0.
The number Of volumes in the library
have been Increased from $4,000 to 92,-
600 number of new library funds