Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-04
$211, 1903 Now Total
BoWdoin Alumni.
Endowment Fund

Brunswick, Oct. 3-The second
annual report of the board of direc-
tors Of Bowdoin Alumni fund has
just come from the press. This re-
port covers the operations Of the
fund from its beginning in Deem
Der 1919 to July l, 1921. 1t is an at
tractively bound pamphlet on the
front cover of which is a cut of the
Warren Eastman Robinson Gateway;
the back cover contains cut of
Bowdoin's new dorrnitory, William
Dewitt Hyde hall.
These are two additions to the
equipment at Bowdoin which a large
number of the alumni have never
seen.
The report contains letter from
the new chairman, William ]. Cur
tbs. Esq. page of special pointers,
lists of class agents and regional
committees, lists of Individual con-
tributors by classes. and tabular
summary OF all contributions.
The report also shows that up to
July l. 1921, there were ISL contri-
butors giving total of SITS, 95S. 70
to endowment and S76,947.62 to in
come, making a total OF $3.50, 9O6. "a.
From July /, 1921 to Sept. /, 1921.
S2,SoO has been received in new gifts.
In addition to the amount which has
been subscribed to the fund $4,000
has been received in other funds.
This makes a total of ell ,S03.722
he Of oh
to be obtained before July l, 1922
The largest gift is the class of 1873
endowment of $4,000. Several gifts
of $4,000 and $1,000 have been re-
ceiVed. Many of the contributions
have been in the form of memorial
and class funds. These are as fol-
lows:
John Marshall Brown Memorial
fund; Clarence Hale Fund; Glass of
1919 Endowment Fund; c. +. Burleich
Memorial Fund; G. w. Macarthur Me
mortal Fund; Ella NJ. Ingraham Me-
mortal Fund; Glass Fund 1899; Ami
vcrsary Fund 1901; +. ]. Weed Memo
rial Fund: Special Fund 1909; Decen-
NAL Fund 1912; Glass Fund 1918.
Among the honorary graduates who
have contributed are: George Haven
Putnam. Lift. D.. the New York pub
Usher; Mrs. George c. Riggs kat
Douglas Wiggin), Lift d., the noted
authoress; Cyrus II. K. Curtis, A. NJ,
the Philadelphia publisher.
There was also one gift of $4,000
from a man who was not himself a
graduate of the college but whose
two sons are graduates
The classes having 100 per cent.
contributors: 1S4S, 1871, 1872, 1879.
The classes having the largest num-
Der of contributors; 1917 (6l out OF
10; 1909 CSC out of 75).
The new board of directors are as
follows: William ]. Curtis, 70 chair
man: Philip Dana, 90, vice chairman:
Charles T. Halves 20. Charles Fl. Gill
man 50. Frederick w Pickard '9l.
Alfred 3. White '9S, Harold Lee Berry
'01. Ripley l.. Dana '01. f. Earring
ton Abbott '03, Austin II. MacCormicll
Is. secretary.
Philip Dana has retired as chair
man and has been succeeded by VIII
liam J. Curtis. Esq, of the class of
1875. Mr.. Dana will act as vice chair
man of the board. Austin H. MacCor-
mick, the new alumni secretary, acts
as secretary of the board
The Fund is organized on a class
and regional basis; each class has its
class agent. who in some cases is
the class secretary. There are also
regional committees for the following
sections:
Boston and nearby towns; Chicago;
Connecticut: Detroit; Minneapolis:
New York; Aroostools County for
IIoulton. Caribou. Fort Fairfield, Fort
Kent and Pressure Isle); Auburn and
Lewiston: Augusta for Augusta,
Gardiner and Hallowell. Bangor
(for Bangor. Old Town and Orono):
Bath: brunswick: Portland Gor Port
land. South Portland. Biddeford, Saco,
Gorham and Westbrook).
The Board of Directors of the Fund
has until July l.. 1922 to complete the