Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-19

eacher of English at Colby.
chemistry at the college, this year
Mr.. Kimball graduated from the Con
neetieut Literary Institute in 1905
and from Colby in 1912, receiving tn
degree of Bachelor of Science and tn,
honorary degree of Phi Beta Kappa
The complete members of the Cobb,
faculty follow:
Arthur j. Roberts, A. NJ, president
- Babcock, professor of psyehoI
ogy and moral philosophy.
Julian D. Taylor, Ii. D., professo
of the Latin language and literature.
J. William Black, Phi. D.. professo
of history and political science.
Anton Marquardt, Phi D., professo
of the German language and litera
ture
John Hedman, A. NJ, professor o
the romance languages.
Clarence II. White, A. NJ, professo
OF the Greek language and literature
George F. Parmenter Phi. d., Mer
ril professor of chemistry.
Webster Chester A NJ. professo
of biology.
IL.
clate professor of mathematics,
Frederick W. Grover, Phi. D., as
sociate professor of physics.
Morton c. Mettsmfth, Phi. D., as
sistant professor of physics.
Homer p. Little. PHI D.. assistan
professor of geology.
Benjamin E. Carter, A. NJ, assistan
professor of drawing.
Robert w. Crowell, A. NJ. assistan
professor of modern languages.
Charles P. Chapman, A. b., libra
rian.
Herbert C. Libby. A. B., instructo
in public speaking and English
Registrar
Elizabeth Bass. A. b., director o
physical training in the women's di
vision, and instructor in physiolog,
Acting dean of the women's division
Florence e. Dunn, A. b., instructo
IN Latin in the women's division.
Alice Head White, Mus. b.. in
struetor in music in the women's di
vision.
Henry E. Trefethen, A. NJ. instruc
tor in astronomy.
George B. ober, Phi. D.. instructor
in physics.
Edwin j, Roberts. Phi. D., instructor
in chemistry.
Ezra X. Maxfeld, A. NJ. instrpcto,
in English.
+. E. Wolfe. Phi. D., professor OF
sociology and economies
Henry W. Brown, NJ. Sc. instruction
in English.
J. Willard Kimball, B. s.. assistant
instructor in chemistry.
During the past summer. in orde,
TO prepare for what augers to be one
OF the brightest years in the history
OF tile college, very great improve
ments have been made in all the dor
mitories and many new additions
nave been made to the curriculum.
North college, one of the mems DOR
mltorles. is especially attractive. as
one OF the larger rooms has been com
tortably furnished for a parlor and
reading room. The rooms have also
been newly papered Under the care
fll direction of Pref Chester. $1,000
has been spent in Increasing the biol
egy department. In the gymnasium
new Slate shower baths and up-to-
date lockers have been installed. and
the locker room now has fine hard
wood floor. The old office has been
taken out and in its place a new finely
one has been built.
The college library, too, received its
due share of the summers improve
ments. The principal one was the gift
Of Josiah Russell Melcher of the class
Of 1881, a large new wooden card
catalogue case, given in memory of
the late Dr. Edward Winslow Hall of
the class of 1862, who, for over 40
years WAS the college librarian. Some
soc new books and bound magazines
We're added to the library shelves. The
books for the most part. are recent
works on mathematics, chemistry, as
tronomy, physics and literature Last
year Mr.. Russell gave the college
Every Mans Library" a set of SIS
looks, consisting of the writings of
the standard authors, etc. The fol-
lowing new periodicals were added .
american Mathematics Monthly"
Electrical World LES Annales
Literaries.'' london philos-
optical Magazine" London Weekly
Times" Physical Review" "Scien-
tific American Supplement" school
Science and Mathematics, ''Itber
Land nnd Meer," and "Universate des
AnnaIes."
The college Y. NJ. C. A., as last year,
is keeping open an information bu-
reau. at the Y. NJ. C. A. room, Reel
tation hall, for the benefit of the en-
tering class. During the entire week
members of the Association have met
the freshmen at all the trains. and
shown them about the college and
city. President Lester A. Keys, IS, of
Dryden of the association is chair
man of the committee on entertain
ment, and under his direction, the
work of getting the Freshmen settled
and acquainted. is progressing pleas
ingly.
On Friday night the college Y, M. c.