Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-04
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College to Resume Tues
day-3lO Registrations
Several Faculty Changes Made-to
Extend Military Work-Ceai for
College Buildings -Frats Mostly
Burning Wood

Brunswick. Ne. Feb. 1.-THE second
semester ct Bowdoin college viii COM
mercc Tuesday with registration Of
about 30 students, which is somewhat
larger than was expected. being fall
ing Oh Of only about 80 since coiega
opened last September
ia order to save Goa, the Walker Art
building, tie chape., and Winthrop
hall. one OF tie dormitories. which
we're closed last month. Will remain
,,osed and chapel exercises will be
held In upper Memorial hail.
Prof Henry Johnson Of the depart
m.nt Of moder.. languages, who was
operated on for appendicitis, Jan. 10, is
improving, and while not Yet out OF
danger, is thought TO be on the road
10 recovery. II has been decided to
umi, the course in French literature,
which he was giving. for the remain
der Of the college year. but students
who were taking that course will be
given an opportunity 20 take a paral-
lei course given by Prof. Frederic w.
Brown II is hoped that Prof. Johnson
may take up the work in the Fine Arts
course later in the college year.
Provision has been made SO that stu
dents who have not previously tayen
the course in military training may en-
ter the course at the opening of the
semester. Major John II. Duval, the
instructor in military science. has an
noUnced that during tie coming semes-
lta tt-;l tea ri 6en
instruction 70 t,~.se .men who are pro-
perly qualified. THIS Is in line with the
order recently issued by the aGjutart
general 81 Tic army regarding second
year men in the Reserve Officers
Training Corps courses, which provi-
ded that when such men are called into
serrice the professor Of Military
Science and Tactics on duty at the
school or college. viii inform the AG
jutant General of the Army of tie fact.
and Of their qualifications in order
hat their admittance as candidates in
training schools Cor officers may be
gwen consideration
irof. George L. Files, now Lieutenant
Flies. detailed for service with the Army
Y NJ. c. \. in France will leave Monday
FOR active service. and his departure will
necess!tate Encouragement of the
courses In German. Pro-. Roscoe J. Ham
yin take charge Of the Faust course ana
Il one division OF freshmen. The second
division Of elementary German, sopho-
more German and senior German Ghe
Nerein course) will be given by n tenn
rorary Instructor. Or Q. 2. Schinnerer.
graduate Of the University of Illinois,
who comes 10 Bowdoin very highly rec
Commended by the department OF German
at Columbia University, where he was
the Carl Schurz Fellow in German liter
allure last year. Or. Schinnerer before
going 10 Columbia was a teacher at the
Case School OF Applied Science at Cleve-
land. Ohio, and for several months since
the opening Of the war has been doing
important work in the government cen
sorship bureau under tie direction of
Prof. Harvey Of Columbia. Although of
German ancestry. Or. Schinnerer and his
father are both native Americans and arc
thoroughly loyal.
carr -. Warren, Bowdoin 1872 has been
selected 10 fill the vacancy caused b..
inc departure of Prof. William L. Milne
or the department OF mathematics, who
mas been called 10 the colors as first
lieutenant IN the ordnance department.
Mr.. Warren did tine work in mathemat-
ics while student at Bowdoin, has
taught In the Horace Mann School In
New York City and has studied math.
cmatics and education at Columbia Uni
'ers!ty He has enlisted in the Third
Maine Infantry and is also enrolled in tn.
Aviation Corps, and while waiting to be
called to the colors has been teaching
az the Portland High school. It is not
Known Just how long he will be able TO
remain at Bowdoin, but until he is force
10 leave he viii carry on the courses
taught by irof. Milne.
Tho faculty has completed arrange
ments so that every course at Bowdoi,
VIII be carried on as originally planned
for the YEAR.
Tho college has sufficient amount O,
Ccal 70 neat all the college buildings
with the possible exception OF The IN.
urinary. Until warm weather IN the
spring. Many Of the chapter houses arc
on sroft allowance for fuel. and q mum.
Der or them Will have to burn wood. Al.
pha Delta Phi Delta Kappa Epsilon
ana Deita Epsilon have a sutIicien,
"i"ouHt VI tOul 10 carry them through
the remainder Of the year. Beta Thetf
III has one ton of egg coal. Zeta ps
and Kappa Sigma each have abou,
haf ton Of coal, while Psi Upsiioa
lheta Delta Chi. Phi Theta Cpsilor
and Beta Chi are entirely out of Goa
and are burning wood. Psi Epsilon la.
had no coal for about three weeks ant
'he boys have been cutting their owl
wood in their own wood lot, that be
ilg the only fraternity at Bowdon ts
'N7 such a luxury Theta Delta Oh
ms been out Of coal for nearly month
portion of their chapter house ha,
beer closed and the boys from thos,
'oorns have moved into rooms in til,
folmitories. Phi Theta Epsilon and
Beta Chi both expect to be able 10 keel
their houses warm with wood