Bates College - Mirror Yearbook (Lewiston, ME)

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IVonwn's .llhletic Erlzibitiou, Lewiston City Hall, 1897 Men of the campus, totally lacking in the monastic aspect of its more central rival, Roger lYilliams.,' The college's first football team was organized in 1875, but the sport was not officially recognized until 1893. Colby defeated Bates, H1--0, in the first rugby football game ever played in the twin cities, on what is now Rand Field. Star for the losers was Ollie Cutts '96, who appears third from left in the front row. Ollie was later All-American at Harvard. ln 1895, the co-eds began to peti- tion for recognition as athletes and were finally rewarded when the YY. A. A. was recognized ten years later. hleanwhile, exhibitions of co-ed brawn were given at the Lewiston City Hall.

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, l.4..Al- . . . ... ,. Wits! Ujjicial Football Team, 1593 TH YQ Science Hall, 1 91 2 ESE VW' CO UHN Bertram Hall, complete with penthouse at the left, served as the Nichols Latin School, the Cobb Divinity School and the Science Building before it was reno- vated and made at dormitory, East Hall, in 1913. The new dormitory, to quote a current Student was a mecca for the Rough-and-Ready NDQ UA

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L., H 1 1 5 lr li xy ' . .4 0 . -if Q! Slurlwnl firms Trufning f'urp.v, Iylb' 0 FXNIIC the war and Bates College had its ow11 .Xrmy and Navy. Facilities for floating a dreadnaught on Lake Andrews were lacking and the sailors had to drill with their cohorts in khaki on Gareelon Field until the time eame for departure to a regular training eamp. Thrill of a life-time for lazy students Came in 1918, when mid- years were omitted. Always a leader in inter-Collegiate dehat- ing, Bates sent a three-man team around the world in 1028. The trio, on a trip last- i11g from Slay to Novelnher, traveled some 35,000 miles to participate in Q3 debates, not including one non-decision eneounter with the Sphinx, shown ahove. THE THIRD QUA