Bowdoin College - Bugle Yearbook (Brunswick, ME)

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many friends, and is destined to become one of the most popular members of the Faculty. Professor Matzke found the climate of Maine a trifle more rigorous than anticipated, and so has departed for the VVest, leaving behind him vivid recollections of grinds in French. Mr. Cole, the assistant in Chemistry, has accepted a position in the Farmington Normal School, and his place here is filled by Mr. Morse, a member of last year's graduating class. Mr. Files, '39, whocame to-us this year as assistant in Languages, is meeting with deserved success, and is exceedingly popular among the students. The only other change in the Faculty is that of Mr. Condon, Pro- fessor of Agriculture, who has accepted a government position in Augusta. The past year has, of course, wrought some changes in the various classes. 'Ninety has been safely launched upon the sea of worldly fortune, and now YQI rests imposingly upon the Ways, while the last planks are laid and the last bolts driven preparatory to her going forth next june. The frames of '92 and 'gguhave grown considerably during the past year, so that the former now appears a strong and well-proportioned ship, while the latter will soon receive the needed props and bars to give it stability. The material for '94 arrived at the Bowdoin College Ship-yard last fall, and since then our Faculty have been busy laying the keel of what may some day be a large and powerful vessel. As yet, however, the work pro- gresses but slowly, inasmuch as the timber is very green, and must needs be well seasoned before being used. In the matter of bequests Bowdoin has been unusually fortunate during the past year. By the will of Mr. Fayerweather, one of the greatest of edu- cational benefactors, she is to receive a gift of jE1oo,ooo. This is, perhaps, one of the best evidences of Bowdoin's prosperity. Our record in athletics is one of which, if we cannot feel proud, neverthe- less we have no reason to feel ashamed. In base-ball we started out with the same bright prospects as in previous years, and we arrived at the end of the season in about the usual position. In foot-ball we claim to have done fairly well considering the experience we have had in that sport, In boating we have met with better success. Bowdoin launched her first eight last spring, and it won the first race rowed. In the contest between Bowdoin and Cornell we were beaten by a close margin, and that only after having been served a trick such as no respectable college would stoop to. The management of general athletics-especially the financial part-has lately been invested in an advisory committee consisting of Faculty, alumni, and undergraduates. Now, what shall we say of the BUGLE itself? To the reader we would say: .Be not too severe in criticising. lf there is anything in this book with . 8 g

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f .' ,, Q- -pc , - .p 'cJIQ,: S Preface. ,.,,., ELL, at last the BUGLE stands completed, and we can no Me- longer present ourselves before the professors in quest of an excuse from recitations on the ground that t'l3lTG1.I4: work has absorbed all our timef No more can we ex- ' plain to classmates that our deacls'l and one-, two-, or three-strikesu are all due to our being obliged to spend so much time in the preparation of this book. lt was with some hesitation that we undertook the editing and publi- cation of the l92 BUGLEQ for we doubted whether in the short time at our disposal we should be equal to the task of producing such a vol- ume as would meet the expectations of our classmates and would leave within our own mind a feeling of satisfaction with our work. As we now for the last time glance hurriedly over our manuscript, 'we are conscious that some parts of it have not been done as well as we would wish, and we know of many places wherein gratifying changes might be made. But this is now impossible. If the BUGLE is to be out in the customary two weeks, it is quite necessary that it should go to press immediately. Since the issue of the last annual, Bowdoin has continued in her course of prosperity, with no more than the usual number of unavoidable changes. The Faculty, students, and riiends have suffered very serious loss in the departure of Professor Smith, who felt himself obliged to return to his alma 11zaz'e1'in response to her call. The college is to be congratulated, however, in having secured the services of him who now occupies the chair of History and Political Science which was vacated bv Professor Smith. Although l 1 b Professor lfVells has been with us but a short time, he has already made 7

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which you are inclined to nnd fault, remember that the editors are to blame equally for itg and therefore we beg you, direct your curses not against any one of us in particular, but against the entire board. But if on the other hand you should chance to meet with anything worthy of praise, the honor belongs to the editors in common. To the efforts of no one of us, alone, are the bad or good qualities of this work due. XVe have labored together and in harmony. It has been our aim to produce a book such as Mr. lvanamaker would not hesitate to allow to pass through the mails, and yet one which no Meth- odist preacher would care to substitute for his prayer-book. Nor have we tilled the pages with numerous statistics. lYe have continued the column of Noted Alumni, as begun by last year's board, and have added considerably to it in the hope that it may be of interest to the friends of the college. Wie present about the usual number of pictures, including that of the QIJBK men of l9O.I XVe were surprised that the last board did not see fit to follow the plan of the 'go HUGLE in publishing this picture. Wie think it an excellent precedent and, if it may be allowed us to advise future boards, we would suggest that it be continued. Wie intended to favor our patrons with a full-page cut of the new observatory, and even had the day appointed when it was to be photographed., but during the night a snow-storm came up and buried it, so we were obliged to abandon the idea. Concerning our slugs, we want to say a word or two. Wie have slugged 'U' without partiality or hypocrisywg hitting those who in our opinion most deserved it, and those whom we have not hit may rest assured that we did not consider them worth slugging Wie sincerely hope that no one who has been so fortunate as to have been noticed within these pages will commit suicide on account of it. Be not cast down, rather be elated. Remember that slugs'l are evidences of notoriety. There may be two kinds ofnotorietyg we will not argue the point. ln conclusion, we would express our thanks to Mr. I-l. C. Emery, who kindly furnished us with the verses which appear upon the class cuts, also to Mr. E. B. Young, who has been of valuable assistance to our business editor. 9