Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-09-25
First Semester Of College
: Year Opens Thursday.
Freshman Glass Breaks All
Records ---.120 Members.
Entering Class Has Best Of Chapel
Rush With the Sophs.

line NTSl ScUICSlCI VI lhS SciASS~ S~A
at Bowdoin opened today with the
largest number of students enrolled IN
the history of the institution, and also
the largest entering class. The total
enrolment cannot be given definitely
for several days as many of the stu
dents have not yet registered because
of absence and other various reasons.
1t is now estimated that MS year 8
Freshman class will number about 12O,
a larger class by about 16 than mas
ever entered Bowdoin before. good
sized number of students from other
colleges have also been admitted to the
upper classes.
At $50 this morning the simble but
IMPRESSIVE exercises in the college
chapel were begun and the colleg
year was officially commenced. Every
seat in the chapel was occupied, all the
classes fully filing their respective
forms.
President William De Witt Hyde OF
MBOwdoin College addressed few
hearty and sincere words Of welcome
to the students, and announced that
the largest number of men were en-
rolled in the history of the college.
President Hyde also spoke of the new
instructors and of the change in the
registration system.
Immediately after the close of the ex-
ercises the two lower classes held the
clbratd "Chapel Rush" in front of the
chanel The Sophomores, although
greatly outnumbered by the Freshmen
- I,a SuC-
cessful because of their compact organ
i.ation, but towards the end the super
ior numbers and weight OF the FRESH
men told, and the "Sophs' were rusheu
off their feet. The general Ferdict Oh
tile upper class men was that tue
Freshmen carried off the honors. Al
ter the finish of the rush the exnitai.t
entering class marched Off to the Me"-
ical building, singing PM Chi' the
college song which Freshmen are Tor
hidden by the Sophomores from slns-
ing.
The registration Office was closed Tor
the lay at 4 O'Clock and as near as
could be estimated at least lO| men irdo
hoep admitted to regular standing in
the class of 1912 About 40 applications
have hen received for admission as
snecials but so far only two men nave
.hsen. admitted to special standing
r. is indicative of the growth OF the
college that while seven years ago
the percentage of out of state schoiars
was seven per cent. and last year ID
per cent, that this year "a per cent
Of the entering class came from sta'eS
other than Maine All the New Eng
land states are heavily represented
with the exception of Connecticut
while Michigan. South Dakota. Wash
ipgton and Nebraska are also III tiie
list of represented states.
Eour new instructors have been Sc
cured and courses of the college CON
seouently Increased. The instructors
and their courses follow: John NJ
Brigham 'O4. courses In Greek, ao'aic.
Latin and Ancient History; Marsha''
p. Cram 'O4, advance courses IN Cht'"-
istry: Manton Copeland. Pm. d. Har-
ward, Biology: Roderic Scott. HaVet-
ford. several courses in English.
The assistants, selected for the year
follow. Crowly 'OS. chemistry; Burton
'09 history; Pratt '09. Biology: PotIln
'09 Modern Languages; Stanley W.
Economics.
The list of the men admitted to the
class of 1912 as given out at the reg
istrar's office follows:
James Bailey Allen. wesleyan sem
inary. Mt Desert: Harold Augustus
Andrews. Fryeburg Academy. EaS'
conway. N. H.: Meredith Bodine Au-
ten. Cass City II. S. Cass CITY, Mich''
Cushman Abbott. d. II. s.. Denver
colo: Harold Ashley. Worcester Acaa.'
Se;cester. Mass: Elden G. Barbour ~
Acad.. Yarmouthville; Eu-
gone F. bradford, r. II. s.. BANGOR
ester l.. Pragdon. Wells II. S. We'is'
uaprv A. Briggs, +. II. s., Everett
Mass. George Clark Brooks, X. II. s.
beading. Mass: Kendrick Burns. TAR
Hudson, n. v, Saco; Ber-
nard Rosworth, Legate's School, Leo
Mass; Solomon M. blanc"a'"'
III. s., Woodfords; kenneth
churchill. A. II. s.. Arlington, Mass
philip Pierson Cole. Morse II. - isa'n'
Robert Danforth Cole. p. II. 3, folt-
and: Richard .. Conant. r. II. o.
Portland; George 7. Corea. r. n. D.
Mass: George r. CIes-
ev p RI. S., Portland: Charles Bliss
3ailey. IT.. Sioux Falls. S. Dakota; FL
ION e. Barbour. North Yarmouth
lcad.. Yarmouthville: Theodore w.
,aniels, N. H. S. Natick Mass
,raucis Warren Davis. N. H. s.. New
nm. Mass; Herbert Andrew Davis, n
Acad.. Portland; wins f.
,odge. Hebron Acad.. Princeton; Per
y O. Dunn. Y. H. S. YarmouthVi'le'
low Lincoln Estes. Deering II. 81 ,
,oodfords; Reginald Edison Foss, $. H. {
kowhegan: Walter Atherton tu,- ,
r. y. H. s.. Bangor; Carleton Whlo-
pr Eaton. Exeter Acad, Calais; Low
n T.. Foote, Somersworth, n. H.; James
[cKinon Gillen. B. H. S.. Bangor; Eu- J
ane b. Gordon. b. H. S., Brewer
aurice Herbert Gray. Old Town n.
, Old Town; Walter James Greeniea1'
II. s. Portland: Alton L. Grant. Jr'' 4
n. s.. Lewiston: William l.. Holt
riilrton Acad., North Bridgton: Rob- t
t &. Houston, G. H. S. Guilford;
rancis f. Harrington. r. H. S. Rock Q
nd: Fred w. Hart, Megunticook Il. +
camden: stephen w. Hughes, $ r G
s., S. Portland: Raymond White a
athaway, classical High. Providence; II
arrv M. Keating. r. H. s.. Rock b
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