Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-02
BOWD0|N COLLEGE.
Augusta Boy, Leigh F|ynt,
Freshman President.
Meeting for Benefit Of Entering
CIass--No Program.
GIee Club, Baseball, football and
Other Matters OF Interest.

Brunswick, Me, Oct. 1-tSpeclalJ--
A meeting for the benefit of the
Freshman class was held in Hubbard
hall at a quarter of eight, Tuesday
eVening, for the purpose of explaining
the various undergraduate activities
to the new men and informing them
how to get in touch With these activi-
ties The meeting MAS we'll attended
members of the entering class. The pro-
gram was as follows: A. s b. e,
Robert D. Leigh. IA; athletics, George
A. McWilliams, Ia; track, Philip ,.
Smith, 10; Dramatics, Francis x. Cal
lahan, IA; musical organizations, Earle
S. Thompson. IA; publications, Austin
II. Maccormiok, 10; debating, Richard
F.. simpson, IA; Y. NJ. c. A., Clarence
A. Brown. IA: Fratefnities, Alfred Is
Gray IA.
Elect Class President.
Directly following this meeting the
Freshman class met for the first time
together and elected Leigh Damon
Flvnt of Augusta, temporary president
of the class Mr.. Flynt has already won
many friends at college and was busy
Tuesday evening, in receiving their
congratulations. Other elections We're
for captain Of baseball. Francis w.
tCarH Of WATERFORD, former Hebron
Academy star; for the manager of base
ball, Frank A. HaZeltine of Pi!tsf1eid
for captain of the Freshman cross
country team, Clarence II. Crosby Ct
Dexter; for manager of cross country
team. George F. Goliath Of Dexter
The Sophomore baseball squad has
been hard at work the past two days,
While the freshman squad has also been
doing a little practicing OF its own on
the quiet Both teams have lot OF
good material, and the annual game be-
| tween the two lower classes. which oe-
ours next Saturday on the Delta, should
be fast one, this year
The first trials for the College Glee
club we're held in the Y. NJ. c. A. room,
Tuesday afternoon, and Soodly num-
her Of candidates reported to have
| their voices tested.
| From statistics received at Bowdoin
| it has been made apparent that 10 OF
BoW.!ein's younger alumni have joined
| the ranks of benediets during the sum-
mer months.
| At Il recent meeting OF the student
| council It was decided that three
Ieames of baseball instead of two, will
| be PLAYED with each Maine college, next
| season. A cross-country race to come
| off at Brunswick, Oct. Is, was ar
1 i u Jni,, ach m n
| class and Maine Central Institute and
at the same meeting the council decld-
ed that in the future standard letter
| shall he given for each sport, with a
| certificate to accompany the letter.
| In a recent book compiled by Fran
els C. Lockwood Professor of English
Literature at Allegheny college there
are contained among articles by Pres.
| Eliot, Pres. Jordan. Pres. Hibbon and
others, two ESSAYS written by Presi-
| dent Hyde of Bowdoin college. One Is
entitled An Address to Freshmen
and deals with the problems of choice
that a member OF an entering class has
| to deal with The other is entitled "A
| Poisonous Phrase" and was delivered
by Pres. Hyde at Sunday chapel at
| Brunswick, last winter.
| The Bowdoin football team will play
| it's next game at Middlctown the com :
ing Saturday The team will be given
a ,ay-off Friday, and followers of the
| Polar Bear hope to see Bewdoin redeem
the : to 6 defeat which they met at the
hands of the Wesleyan team last year.
| The blanket Tax system ct Bow
dom is meeting with the same decided
success, this year, as it did last year.
Practically every man in the college
| has paid his tax or applied for ali OK
| tension. The total sum collected to
date is over S22S0.
The Powdoin Orient made its first
appearance. Tuesday, of this week, and
contained the usual number of inter-
esting articles which have made 1t
rank as one of the hest weekly publ
cations of its kind.