Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-25
President's Address

Especial to the Kennebec Journal
Brunswick, Me-, June 24.-Speak.
ing at the annual Commencement
dinner at Bowdoin College today
President Stills began by pointing
out the fact that today is the ls2ui
birthday of the college which wa,
chartered June "a, 1884. He said
that Bowdoin began as q coIlegs
that 1t always has been one, and d
now, that it did not begin as /.
seminary and develop into col.
lege, nor did 1t begin as a coIlegs
and develop into university. L
has been true to its traditions II
this respect.
He spoke of the constantly IN.
creasing interest OF the alumni IN
the college as evidenced by their at.
tendance at meetings of boards and
, committees and their services to The
college on these committees. He
spoke of the successful Alumni DaJ
held in the fall and again at Com.
mencement and of the work Of The
Alumni Council He COMMENDED
particularly the report Of the alumni
committee on the needs of the col.
lege which will soon be published BY
the college. The committee which
prepared the report consists of JOIN
f. Dana '9S of Portland chairman
William E. Wing '02 of Portland
Robert Hale 10 of Portland, George
E. Leatherbarrow '04 of Saeo, and
Frederick Drake '9S of Bath.
Discussing the changes which viii
take place in the faculty he paid
tribute to DR.. Herbert C. Bell wht
has resigned from the chair of His
tory with great reluctance on his
part and that OF the college. d.
Bell has been a professor at Bowdoh
for fourteen years and goes to an
other institution because OF fami!
reasons. President Stills also paid
stirring tribute to Professor WIZ
liam A. Moody, who retires this year
after forty two years Of service ana
becomes the first professor emeritus
He spoke of Professor Moody as
one of the bulwarks of the faculty
against the shifting tides OF RH
standards.
The faculty will be increased y
size by three men next year ana
with additions caused by men on
leave the total number of new mea
is six. Professor Bells post VIII y
filled next year only temporaill'
He spoke of the range OF piace'
from which the new faculty mem
bers come, one from South Alrlc@
one from the middle west, one lIO,n
the Pacific coast, one from New ioIs
one from North Carolina. ana ~.
from Germany. BY the gehe,g,SS,,
gift of Mr.. Frederick W. PicKaIo "
OF LanSdale, Pa, a young Frehclniias
will be brought over as a teacs soi0
fellow to combine study at bowu H..
with instruction in the French ~
partment. Mr.. Pickard Is the VIZ !.
president of the z. /. DuPohl w
Nemours Company.
President Stills discussed the pa .s
for the Institute of Art 10 % n'''
next June.
He announced that the boa.~
had appropriated money to mou s.sh
ize one of the old dormitories "a -.
year until all have the SANITARY
cilities of Hyde Hail. he disqus ri.
the new athletic policy of tne s .ns
lege, that of athletics for an res
announced the purchase OF % am IA
of land south of the college me
used as playing fields to rene. eva IN
congestion at Whittier Field al ra.Ss
the Delta. This purchase was ' NJ.
possible by a second gift o.
Pickard. .oss
From April 1. 1925 to Aprh !. re re-.
the college added $65O,0Oo y a n IN
sources. With the large inc.ea mall
expenses it is operating az LII b
deficit which it is hoped Alumni
cleared up by gifts to the o.Ass;dent
Fund. The class of l9ol. - its
Sills' class, has just inc aes which
anniversary gift to sle,vuv the
means additions Of $4,000 ouiA'
past year.