Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-23

our hearts, are the richer, because they
died our lives are tire holier.
During the four years Of common
ties and common tasks Ia the sharing
Of one another's joys and SORROWS and
the friendship of work and play there
has gradually been developing within
us sense Of responsibility. During
the span of years from September, 1905
to June, 1909, things have remained
much as they were but we have chang
ed. Any one of the cherubs who sat
huddled together III the Freshmen
forms of King Chapel on the morning
OF September IS. 1905. would have told
you that his class was to restore the
golden age, although the occupants of
the next forms had instructed him only
the evening before to keep it to himself.
Brief was the chapel service, briefer
was the rush which followed. Out OF
sympathy and apprehension the upper
classmen forbade us to attack the
remnants of 1905, who were mot dis
abled in the first three rushes. This
victory brought us a most favorable
comment in the first number Of the
college weekly. The number OF this
new Freshmen Glass was equal to the
number of girls who have since asked
me if l didn't think that Howard Kane
was good looking.
After their pitiful exhibition in the
rash the Sophomores neglected to cul-
tiyate our friendship or even to provoke
our wrath. We rendered them our re-
grets. They sent a team to the Delta
the following Saturday and have on
ly found only one account which may
rot re authentic. will not give the
score. About the second game ! am
quite certain. Wallie Hayden made a
note of it in his diary. We won by the
score of 22-6. The football game was
rot especially interesting. The first
time we met them on the gridiron only
one touchdown was made The results
OF the indoor meet caused some sur
prise to upper classmen, but created
not excitement for us. How could we
help from winning with Tammany
Garcelon behind the shot?
Although they excelled in athletics
from the beginning, these energetic
sons of wisdom took an intense, in
some cases dense interest in their
studies 1t is indeed an honor to. be
associated with so many men of .un-
questioned scientific achievement. Ma
thematics has maintained the unfailing
interest Of the class. Undaunted when
the coveted Mathlprize was awarded to
another Jackson preserved and ajor-
ed in Mathematics l. A physical ex-
animation was given shortly after COL
lege opened but it was not until the
e,,d of Freshmen year that our mental
capacity was put to test, in the ex-
animation in Logic conducted by Pro-
lessor Mitchell. Each question was
like a spool of thread after a kitten
was through playing with it. Dan
McDade's exclamation, Lord God of
Hosts be with us yet. lest we forget,
lest we forget" was voiced by his fell
low sufferers.
In one respect our first year marked
a great advance in the institution in
the eyes of mothers indeed If not in
the eyes Of Sophomores. The Faculty
observed that we were "ganging" pref
ty much our 'ain gait" and by the
time we were Seniors they were con-
Notwithstanding was abolished.
Our attention was now turned to
Portland and we began to train for
the Freshmen banquet. On May Sd
came the Alpha Delta Phi convention
when Phil Brown and Arthur Hughes
were so hospitable. At the banquet
it was unfortunate that we had to
leave before some ~, the speeches were
given. 1t is a coincidence that the
opening and closing addresses at the
banquet were delivered by the same
gentleman who gave them today and
go far as l can remember the opening
address was the same today as the
one which Harry gave in Portland two
years ago.
AS the time drew near for college
to open the following fall we were al
most overwhelmed as we realized the
great responsibility which we as Sopho-
mores must assume. The entering
class was able to make it interesting
for us in the rush but in baseball they
wear a disappointment. We took the
dual meet but the score of the football
game was 1910. 10; 1909. 6. 1t was an
nounced that Francis st. Clair Minot,
an escaped convict, was in our midst.
Armed with firecracker, Sucker Har-
low led forth a band of braves and
Threw ODIn tIle OOOT VI If1e closet WIeTc
Francis had taken refuge. The convict
had escaped but this deed of bravery
will long live in the minds of admir-
ing friends. During this year Stubs.
the Strong man. proved himself a hero
by his invaluable information gained
from the tower of the library, from the
spires of the chapel and from the twigs
of trees: Tony Fisk and Nick Carter
showed themselves martyrs to the
cause of developing the freshmen;
Sturtevant became secretary of the
Annassiguntook Snowshoe Club wand
Harry Atwood gained fame at playing
knife and this year he challenged
Gardiner Heath to a contest but Gard
preferred marbles. Our Sophomore hop
was the first and last ever given at
Bowdoin. Whenever q banquet Is now
proposed we are Immediately assured
it will not be like our Sophomore one.
That is all that 1t is necessary to say Of
that occasion.
The first two years were spent in ad-
justments and establishments to the
new environments; the last two years
have been spent in doing more effective
work, as Juniors and Seniors. With
Junior assemblies and Ivy there came
responsibility tn the college Tn q 90