Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-23


sistant Professor of Mathematics. Mr..
Thomas Means we have Kept as AS
sistant Professor, an appointment
that will mean very much to the er-
ficiency of the administration is that
of Mr.. Austin H. Mccormick. Bow
doin 1915. as Alumni Secretary with
a seat on the faculty. MIR. Mac
Cormick will have charge of our reia-
tons with preparatory schools as
well. and will also act as graduate
advisor in athletics. Mr.. Noel Little
has been made Assistant Professor OF
Physics and has~been given year
leave of absence. His work this year
will be temporarily taken by Mr.
Jere Abbott of the class of 1920, VINO
has spent the last year in graduate
work at Harvard. Last June ProLes-
sor Hormell was awarded the degree
of Doctor of Philosophy by Harvard
University and Professor Van Cleve
the same degree by the University or
Wisconsin. The faculty now con-
sists of 3S men, IS of whom hold
their first degrees from Bowdoin,
while II other colleges are represent
ed--Harvard leading with 6. or the
80 advanced degrees. IA come from
Harvard while 9 other universities
are represented--Oxfo leading with
3. 4 great majority of the faculty
have travelled and studied abroad;
have spent the past summer IN
Europe Every member of the stan or
professional rank has had at least
three years experience in teaching.
The college rightly regards the fac
uIty as the most important single
factor; in its development; and as the
strengthening of the faculty is
sign of progress, we are beginning the
year under happy auspices. we are
also glad to have been able to retain
the services of our admirable track
coach. Mr.. Magee.
The college has received during the
summer renewed evidence Of the 10y
atty of the alumni. The late William
NJ Payson of the class of 1874 has
left in his will bequest of $4,000 for
chimes for the college chapel. The
late James Phinney Baxter made a
bequest of his valuable collection or
watches for the art collection, and
also left the sum of $4,000. the in
come of which is to purchase OBJ
iects of art for the building-the COL
lection to be called the James Phin-
ney Baxter collection in memory of
Henry Johnson The alumni are also
hard at work under the craftsmanship
of w. ]. Curtis, ESQ. of New York. in
an endeavor to add TO tine .endow-
ment funds the sum of 100000 by
July 1. 1922 The closing of the
Medical school has made it possible
for the College to turn benefactor.
and we are offering to the city of
Portland the Edward Mason Dispen-
sary on India street with its valuable
equipment and land.
? All this wealth of tradition and ex-
perence. all the resources of the Col
lege. all its teaching force, all its Ii
braries and laboratories and equip
ment. everything that has made and
is making this college useful are now
yours to take or to reject. For the
college exists for the undergradu-
ates: and the undergraduates have
the power to make the year unfruit-
full or one of the best that this old
college has ever had.
This evening the Freshmen were
guests of honor at reception held at
Memorial hall under the auspices of
the NJ. c. A.
The Freshmen who have register
ed are as follows: John +. L. Allen,
Rye. y. Y; Clayton c. Adams. Cam
bridge Mass; Richard L. Annett.
East Jaffrey y. H; Loren Bailey.
Derry, y. H: Ellsworth F.. Barker.
New Vineyard; Robert o. Bentley.
Newark, y. J.; Charles II. Berry.
Rockland: James NJ. Berry Portland:
Maloon s. Bishop, South Portland;
Stanley Blackmer, South Sudbury,
Mass; Ernest L. Blake. Portland;
Joseph I. Bornemar. Philadelphia.
Pa; Frederick l.. Bosworth. Med
ford Hillside. Mass: Walter c.
Brown. Portland: Frederick w.
Brown, Melrose. Mass; Charles c.
Bujold. Rumford: Edwin C. Burnard,
Dexter; Robert St. d. Burnett. Ply
mouth, Mass; Roland L. Butler.
Manchester. Mass; Angus K. Camp
bell, Providence, r. l.: Huber A.
Clark. Meriden. Conn; Hollis E.
Glow, Haverhill, Mass. Lawrence
;. Cockburn, Skowhegan: Frank L.
Coffin. Brunswick; Albert F. Gran
Gall, Providence, Il. l.; George p.
Converse, New York. N Y: John w.
Cronin. lewiston Arthur d. Cum
mings, Portland: Stuart +. Currier.
Portland: Charles F CUMMINGS
Norway: Harold p. Cushman. Port
land; Athern Daggett. Waldoboro.
James G. Davis, Philadelphia. Pa;
Philip s. Davis. Springvale: James
b. Dean, Cheshire. Mass: Noel w
Deering, East WATERFORD: Harry G
Desmaris, Brunswick: Edward r
/ DOW. Portland; Charles Fl. Drum
mond. Portland: Levi G.. Dureno
Limestone; Harold F. Eastman
; fryeburg; Harry X Eastman. Frve-
burg; Gilbert NJ. Elliott. Jr. Rruns-
WICK: Eugene D. Elliott. Winchss-
TER Harrison w. Elliott South
Portland: Edmund J. Tanning Pos
ton. Mass; Russell w. Fardy Al
ourn; Thomas n. Fasso. New Ro-
/ cheile. \. y; Chauncey l. FYsb
Freeport: Harold S. Fish. Water
vile; Edward G. Fletcher. Portland.
Robert J. Foster, Manchester
MASS; Lawrence d. Frizzell. Port
land; Charles L. Godfrey W..
:hed1ord. Mass; Albert b. Good
nue., Beverly Mass; Samuel 6
nfaves' MarbIehead. Mass; WI