Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-07
Interesting Features Of
New Catalogue.
New Courses, Instructors and
Scholarships.
English Counts More For Admis.
sIon...1he Low Expenses.

Brunswick, Ne, Jan. 5.-(Special.)-
The Bowdoin College catalogue for the
year 13O7-190 has been printed and
will be distributed tomorrow, The
catalogue Is larger this year than ever
before, containing 132 pages against
lo2 Of last year. 1t contains many
new features of great interest to
Bowdoin men and those who are about
to enter the college
The catalogue shows several
changes in the membership OF tho
trustees, overseers and faculty OF the
college. In the trustees Hon. Lucius.
Alonzo Emery, LII. d. Of Ellsworth
has succeeded the late Hon. Andrew
reters Wiswell, LII. D. OF that same
CITY. In the overscers there are TWO
new members. Hon. Levi Turner. "A.
M Of Portland and Frederic Avian
Fisher. Esq. a. NJ. Of Lowell. Mass.
In the faculty Prof. Kenneth Charles
Morton Stills appears for the hrst nihe
as Winkley Professor or the Latin
Language and Literature. Inc ne"
members of the faculty are FREDERICK
Willis Brown, Phi. d. PROFESSOR 81
Modern Languages, Alba NJ. t'd"aroS'
PHI. d. Acting Professor of Economies
and Sociology; Ralph Bushnell stone,
A. NJ. instructor in Mathematics ana
Physics and Hudson Bridge Hastings,
4. 3. Instructor In Surveying aao
Drawing. or these the last two are
new positions, while Prof. Brown
succeeds Prof. Roscoe J. ham,
resigned, and Prof Edwards succeeds
Prof Roswell G. McCrea, resigned.
Several new features are announced
In relation to the requirements for ad-
mission In the list of required
,tua,es the number of points necceS-
sary has been increased from ~ TO ~,
English in the future to count as o
points instead of as formerly. Inns
does not mean that the requirements
IN English are increased but tnat rec
ignition Is here made Of the 1act li,dl
more time is required TO sausiy .iie
existing requirements than was sup
nosed. The optional list or stuoies
from which six points must pc eiecoeo
remains the same but after June ivy
ono noint Is to be added to the re.
ouirements in this list, making lo'"'
of % points required for aomiss'o"'
instead of % points as at present.
The dates for the examinations ~.
admission to the college have peei' o. .,
for June 25, % and q and Septerioei -
% and % for the examinations So
at Brunswick and for June H. l. ai.u
u for the examinations given III
preparatory schools. ,
Several new courses are anhouiio
In Greek the course in Greek nteia
ture IN English translation, "nlch ioi
merry only occupied one semester 10
now continued throughout the year
Aristophanes, Herodotus. Ihucyo'oeS'
Plato ana Demosthenes being taken UP
in the second semester. The course 10
open to Seniors and Juniors
The courses in Latin under Profess
sor Stills are largely revised.
In French there are two new COURSES
open to students who have taken Two
years work in French, they beng
courses in French literature up to the
seventeenth century, in modern French
versions.
An advanced course in debating and
public speaking is offered by Prof.
William T. Foster, who also offers
new course In education. entitled 1.-THE
Teaching of English"
In Philosophy Assistant Professor
Burnett has divided the course in the
History of Philosophy SO that this
year the history of ancient and
medieval philosophy is taken up in
the first semester and the history OF
modern philosophy Is taken up in the
Second semester.
In the department Of Economies and
tr. ~ f{rwra C~ a- .-s