Bowdoin College - Bugle Yearbook (Brunswick, ME)

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notes of Coronation; and for a time, at least, he forgets to complain because the attendance is compulsory, and the furnaces merely ornamental appen- dages, not intended for heating. Our college, we have every reason to believe, is prosperous. The bequests and gifts endowed her are becoming larger and more numerous. Her mem- bers, taking it all in all, are on the increase. Our Faculty is, from time to time, being strengthened, and the most modern and approved methods of instructions are followed out. The course of study is gradually being revised and moulded to meet the wants of the student of to-day. In fact, we hold that our alumni and friends have cause for congratulation that the glimmer of a prosperous dawn is upon us, with indications that the coming day will shower its bounty upon the grand old institution. But we have talked long enough in this rambling way of that which occu- pies our spare moments at college. To be appreciated, they must be partici- pated in, and as comparatively few are able to do this, we now present some of the scenes of college life as graphicly as we can, that all may see that the somber cloud of hard study has a silver lining of fun and good fellowship that is too bright to be altogether concealed. But hark ! the bell rings, the curtain rises and the play begins. in

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with Brown, but we were more than a match for Williams. These three games gave the nine all the glory they could well bring home, and so they returned to a warm reception and a hot banquet at the depot. Within the State, we had better success, and but for some carelessness at one of the games, would have been uniformly victorious. ' 81 took away seven men from the nine, but we have good material left, and money and practice will enable a fresh nine to enter the arena next spring ready to contest the cham- pionship with all opposers. Foot-Ball seems to be reviving under the inspiration of the Sopho-Presh- man game, and several teams have been kicking at each other ' s shins with the heartiest good will, firmly believing that it is better to give than to re- ceive. The Sophomores were fully conscious of this principle in their game with ' 85, and if none but Freshmen opposed them, they would be victorious every time. With the disappearance of the gymnasium, the Drill has received an im- petus unknown since it was made optional. Last spring we had three com- panies, and had battalion drill and rifle practice in addition to the regular company drill. Near the close of the term there was a rifle match and a prize drill. This fall, one company of seventy-five uniformed men has been formed, and, although the drill will never in all probability become as prom- nent as before the mutiny, still the men are interested, and will do good, earnest work as soon as the weather permits. Music, that delightful gift of the Gods, after keeping in the background for a couple of years, has revived, this term, with a vigor that is truly alarming, especially to those rooming in the vicinity of the band room. The boys are fond of music, and appreciate the unswerving devotion of the mem- bers of the band, and there is little doubt that they would cheerfully bear the expense of a suitable building, provided the band would hold its re- hearsals about two miles down the Harpswell road. A Freshman orchestra is one of the results of the musical boom, and though apparently healthy, has many wishes for its early decease. The object of this organization seems to be the development of wind in anticipation of the needs of Sopho- more year, and the furnishing of music for the benefit of upper class men at the close of the dancing lessons, Tuesday evenings. The introduction of singing into our Chapel exercises is an improvement that is enjoyed and appreciated by all. A choir has been selected from the best singers in college, and books have been purchased with the proceeds of a concert given in the Chapel last spring. No matter how cold the Chapel may be, a man ' s heart involuntarily warms as he listens to the inspiring

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Faculty. JOSHUA LAWRENCE CHAMBERLAIN, LL. D., President. ALPHEUS SPRING PACKARD, D. D., Collins Professor of Natural and Revealed Religion. ISRAEL THORNDIKE DANA, M. D., Professor of Pathology and Practice of Medicine. CHARLES O. HUNT, M. D., Professor of Materia Medica, and Therapeutics. 11