Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-22
Many Changes Made il
Faculty This Year
Students Plan Great Recep-
ton for Com Peary.


the work of registration will begin on
Wednesday, when most Of the fresh
men will register.
The opening of the new year is mark
ed by a large number Of changes in
the faculty, the students having no
less than six new Instructors. The enter
ing class will be somewhat smaller
than that of last year owing to an in
crease in the entrance requirements, %
points being necessary for admission
instead of % as formerly or these
points % are required in Latin. Eng
fish, Algebra, Plane Geometry, Roman
History and either Greek, English or
American History. The remaining sew
en- points may be selected from Ele-
mentary or Advanced Greek, French or
German. Chemistry, Physics Advanced
Algebra, Solid Geometry, Trigonome-
try, and either Greek, English or Am
erican history.
1t is now expected that the class will
number between 80 and 100. Prof Will
liam L. Foster of the department OF
English is away on leave OF absence
this year taking course in Columbia
boSplt, iIlSlIUCtoF III ILHBliSl
and secretary of the Christian Associa-
tion resigned to accept a position in a
western college as did John Merrill
Brigham, instructor in Classics and
History. The term of Alba NJ Ed
wards, who was acting professor OF
economies and sociology expired.
The new members of the faculty are
Prof. Roscoe j. Ham of Trinity college,
who returns to Bowdoin after an alb
sence of two years to take charge of
new German department. Prof. Ham
was born at Peabody, Mass, April 3,
1879. He fitted at the Lexington, Mass,
high school and in 1896 graduated from
Harvard University. For the next two
years he studied at Harvard and at
the University of Berlin. In 1899 he was
elected instructor in French at the
Casca1ila school, Ithaca, New York,
ted instructor in Modern Languages at
Bowd"in in 1901. In 1903 he was adj
vanced to assistant professor In 1907
he resigned to accept full professor
ship at Trinity and now he returns to
Bowdoin as the head of the new
branch OF the German department.
Henry/Pratt Fairchild. the new pro-
fessor of economics ana sociology, was
born in Dundee, H., but has resigned
for most of his life in Nebraska He
graduated from Vrete academy and in
1910 from Doane college, Crete, Neb.
For the first three years after gradua-
tiCn he taught in the International
college at Smyrna, Turkey. He then
returned and for three years acted as
state secretary Of Doane college. For
the last three years he has been doing
post graduate work at Yale from
which he received the degree Of PHI. d.
last June.
Paul Nixon, the new assistant pro-
fessor of Latin, was born at Des Moines
Iowa, May %. 1881. He fitted for col
ege at Thayer academy. South Brain
tree, Mass, and graduated from wes-
eyan University in 1904. He was the
Rhodes scholar from Connecticut at
Oxford from 1904 until 1907. In 1906 he
was given the degree of A. M. at Wes-
eyan. In l907190S he was Instructor
in Classics at Princeton University and
in 190S-1909 instructor in Greek and
Latin at Dartmouth college. He Is a
of the American Pathological
association.
Jonathan French Scott, instructor IN
history. was born at Newark, N. j. IN
1852 but has lived all his life at New
N. J.. He fitted for college
at Rutgers preparatory school and IN
1902 graduated from Rutgers college.
For four years he taught in secondary
the last being ST. Pauls school
rtnnpor1 II Tn, fo1l Of ho
became assistant in education and his-
Tory at the University of Wisconsin.
which position he held when called to
Bowdoin. During the last three years
he has also been doing graduate work
n history. In 1905 he received the de-
gree of a. NJ. from Rutgers college.
Charles Wilbert Snow, instructor in
English, is native of Spruce Head,
Me. He fitted for college at the Thorn
aston High school and in 1907 GRADUATE
ed with honor from BowdOin. During
mis- college course he was prominent IN
debating and literary, lines. Since
graduating he has been instructor In
English and Augmentation at New
York University.
James M. 1McConaughy succeeds RO-
lleric Scott as secretary of the Chris
tiqn association and instructor in Eng
fish. Mr.. Scott graduated from Yale
last June and comes to Bowdoin highly
..
OF the older members of the college
faculty several received well deserved
promotions this year:
Dr. Charles T. Burnett, assistant
professor in that department. 4
I Dr. Marshall Perley Cram, instructor
in chemistry becomes assistant profes-
scr of chemistry. 4y &.
DIR. Manton Copeland. instructor ~
biology, becomes assistant professor
of biology. srss
Hudson Bridge Hastings, assistant
professor Of surveying and drawing
becomes assistant professor OF survey
ing, drawing and geology.
BY Wednesday afternoon practicaiiy
all the students will be present on the
campus and they are making plans 70
give Commander Peary and Donald =;
McMillin. both Of whom are Bowdoin
men. q rousing reception when they
pass through Brunswick. 81
The football squad was increased to.
40 ,ry;val of several new men,