Bates College - Mirror Yearbook (Lewiston, ME)

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-vt L5 .551 '5 Us I 4. ON' 1 M si-T9 ' 'E 4. ,. X-1 0 , . A 0, 'p ' Q-Qy 1.0. ' - UF! President Chase and Uncle Johnny Stanton engage in a fervent discussion. The next twenty-five years of Bates' history were domi- nated mainly by the administration of President George Colby Chase. During this time many new buildings were added to the college. and the grounds were landscaped to provide a suitable setting. In 1902 Coram Library was dedicated and named in honor of Joseph A. Coram of Lowell. Klassachusetts. whose initial gift of 820.000 made possible the securing of the rest of the funds. The Chapel was the gift of Nlrs. D. lYillis James of New York. who. on February 12. 1912. sent a check for 360.000 with a note saying, i'The above gift is given to Bates College . . . with the distinrt Zlllfftlfifflilfflillg and on conrfition that the Chapel is forever to be used as a place of Christian lVor- ship to the Glory and Honor of the Triune God . . Andrew Carnegie made a conditional gift of 350.000 in 1908. and the cornerstone of Carnegie Science Hall was laid in 1911. This building was dedicated in 1913. Libbey Forum was erected by XY. Scott Libbey of Lewis- ton. in memory of his children. and was designed for the use of the literary societies and the Christian Associations. lt was dedicated in 1909 and gradually evolved into use as a classroom building. During this time Roger lX'illiams Hall. originally designed for use by the Cobb Divinity School, was remade into an Administration Building. Rand Hall was chiefly a gift of the people of Klaine, through legislative action. It was dedicated as a women's dormitory in 1905. and was named for John Holmes Rand, econd Quarter Century corrm. 'bo Hrst Professor of Rlathematics at Bates. In 1908 the state gave the college the Central Heating Plant: also at this time four of the smaller women's dormi- tories were obtained: Cheney, hlilliken, lN'hittier, and Frye. John Bertram Hall had served as the Nichols Latin School. the Cobb Divinity School. and the Science Building. before it was renovated and made a dormitory. East Hall, in 1913. These years between 1900 and 1913 may well be regarded as the greatest building era of the college. While this process of expansion and growth was going on. the ties of denomi- national connection were gradually weakening. and Bates was becoming much more of the independent entity it is now. The colleges first football team was organized in 1875, and in 1893 the sport was officially recognized. Bates was defeated by Colby. 1-0. in the Hrst Rugby football game ever played in Lewiston-Auburn. on what is now Rand Field. In 1895 the co-eds began to petition for recognition as athletes. and were finally rewarded when the YYomen's Athletic Association was organized ten years later. In spite of the inconvenience caused by the Spanish- American lVar. the beginning of the First lVorld lVar. and the resulting violent fluctuations of Hnancial values. during this twenty-Five year period Bates increased its endowment and expanded its physical facilities, but, more signincantly, gained wider recognition as a serious academic institution.

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Third Quarter Flames and the old Gymnasium. Flying was an extra-curricular activity in the late thirties. Then came the 1Var, and Bates College had its own Army and Navy. They could be seen at almost any hour of the day drilling on Gareelon Field, until the time came for de- parture to a regular training camp. The thrill of a lifetime Came in 1918, when midvear exams were omitted. One of the outstanding events of the era was the burning of the old wooden gymnasium. This was easily the most unpopular building on Campus when it suddenly burst into flame on the night of June 2, 1925, threatening the safety of Parker, Hathorn, and a large quantity of coal stored nearby. Although the oflieial Cause of the blaze still remains The butler and the maid engage in a unknown, it is believed that extensive questioning of certain members of the class of '28 might clear up the mystery. At any rate, the pajama-clad Parkerites who danced about the fire were not very helpful in putting it out. Always a leader in inter-collegiate debating, a Bates team represented America June 16, 1921, in the Oxford Union, against some of Britain's finest. Again asserting its leader- ship in the Held of debating, the college sent a three man team around the world in 1928. The debaters, on a trip lasting from Mavf to November, traveled 35,000 miles and participated in 23 debates. little hanky-panky. This bull session' between two Freshmen and their big brothers seems serious. uf 5,1!v fr t eff 39 'sf' 1 ill 5 ' 'Q .