— BOWDOIN ORIENT VOL. XL BRUNSWICK, MAINE, APRIL 8, 1910 NO. i ^ PROFESSOR ALLEN JOHNSON TO GO TO YALE praeceptorial system at Bowdoin. At the present time, he is engaged upon a book upon Appointed to Chair of American History American Government, intended for use as a Although the appointment of Prof. Allen text-.book for colleges. An important work Johnson to the chair of American History at which he has recently completed for the Pub- Yale LTniversity was made public before the lic Archives Commission of the American beginning of the Easter recess, it .was made Historical Association, is An Investigation of too late for publication in the last issue of the the Published Archives of Maine, the result, Orient. of which will soon be published by the Fed- The news of Prof. Johnson's appointment eral government. is cause for feelings of regret and congratu- Prof. Johnson is a graduate of Amherst- in lation on the part of all those connected with the 'Class of 1892. Upon leaving college he entered the college regret that Bowdoin is to lose one at once upon the teaching profession, of her most brilliant and most popular profes- being sppointed sub-master in History at the sors, and congratulations to both Yale and Lawrenceville School, in New Jersey, a posi- Prof. Johnson who will be mutually benefited tion which he held for two years. In 1894-95 thru the change. he was the Roswell Dwight Hitchcock Fellow Prof. Johnson has been elected by the ill History and Political Science at Amherst, after which trustees of Yale to fill the vacancy caused by he studied for two years at the the retirement of Prof. Charles H. Smith, who University of Leipsic and L'Ecole des Sciences went .to Yale from Bowdoin about twenty Politiques at Paris. In 1897-98 he was fel- years ago .Prof. Johnson has been Professor low in History at Columbia University, and of History and Political Science at Bowdoin received the degree of Ph.D. from Columbia since 1905. His work at Yale will be along University in '99. From 1898 until he came the same general lines as at Bowdoin. He to Bowdoin he occupied the chair of History will have two classes of undergraduate stu- in Iowa College. dents in Amdrican History and Political Science and will devote the remainder of his time to the graduate school. At the present SEVENTH ANNUAL RALLY COMING time there is no department of Political Committees Need Cash to Carry Out Their Plans Science at Yale and it is the intention to have Everyone Get Ticltets Now Prof. Johnson introduce new courses on this subject. The Seventh Annual Bowdoin Rally comes While at Bowdoin Prof. Johnson has off April 15th and the committees in charge become widely recognized as a student of have been working hard to make the affair the American government by reason of several best yet. As usual souvenirs will be given out articles which he has published. His articles and an all-round good time is promised. It is upon the Nationalizing Influence of Party, up to everyone to get tickets and "do it now."' Th€ Government of England, and National The committee need cash for their work and Budget Making, published in the Yale Review they should sell the tickets as soon as they are an article and in the Contemporary Review out. H. J. Colbath, '10, is in charge of the upon the American Senate as a Second affair and acts as chairman of the various Chamber have brought him into prominence committees. The other members are : Speak- among those interested in government ques- ers—Hale and 'Crosby; Entertainment, Ed- tions. In 1908 he brought out a work entitled wards, R. D. Morss and Wandtke; Music "Stephen A. Douglas; A Study in American Crosby and Webster. The band will be there Politics," which while giving an account of with some new songs. the great fight between Lincoln and Douglas, The speakers already secured are Judge throws nnich light upon American Politics. Clarence Hale, Prof. Henry L. Chapman, During the past year he has introduced the George Fogg, Hon. H. M. Heath and Coach — BOWDOIN ORIENT Morrill. Other possibilities are Col. Plum- base hits— Snell. Home run—Wilson. First base mer, ex-Gov. Cohb and Dr. Whittier. The on balls—Off Bliss, 2; off Means, 2. Struck out— By Warner, 5 ; Bliss, 3 ; Means, 2. Double plays- committee is also on the lookout for other Giles to Pickett; Pickett to Giles. Time— i hour, 50 speakers. minutes. Umpire—Lanigan, BOWDOIN BROWN 5 3, TRACK CANDIDATES MEET Bowdoin Holds Brown Team in Close Game mNearly1 sixtyt men gathered^1 1 m the^i Y.^r M.i\/r Bowdoin began her baseball season last C. A. room last Tuesday night to discuss track Saturday by a game with Brown at Provi- prospects with Coach Morrill and the leading dence. Altho the final score was 5 to 3 in track men in college. Short speeches were favor of the Brtinonians, Bowdoin is far from made by Coach Morrill, Captain Colbath, being discouraged considering .that the team Warren, '10, Slocum, '10, R. D. Morss, '10, has had scarcely a week of out-door practice, and Edwards, '10. Bowdoin outbatted Brown but poor base The importance of getting to work right running was chiefly responsible for the result, away was emphasized particularly. Every Means pitched a heady game allowing only man in college who is physically able to com- four hits and fanning two men. Capt. Cliiiford pete should go out and try for some event, played a very strong game at first and Wil- Almost every man who wears a track B in son's home run into deep centre in the eighth college was developed right here and the was a feature. Bowdoin had some trouble in future success of Bowdoin track athletics connecting safely with Warner but Bliss who depends on perpetuating this policy of devel- succeeded him in the seventh, was a inuch oping men. It appears that we are to have easier proposition. Bowdoin made no change the earliest spring in years and with the mate- in rial should the fastest track the line-up thruout the entire game. on hand produce team in the history of the college. Pros- Brown PECTS are most bright but to these prospects AB R IB PC A E must be added the willingness of every candi- Nash, ss 4 I I I 2 2 date to work and train conscientiously. A Regnier, 2d 3 I o i 3 3 little later the Orient will publish a list of the I I o 4 2 8 ^^^^^^ trying out for the different events. ^"f^' If Tavlor, rf 2 o o o o Pickett, 3b 3 o o 3 4 Crowther, cf 2 o o SOPHOMORES WIN INDOOR MEET Giles, lb 2 I 14 2 Warner, p 2 2 o« One Record Broken—Class Drill Goes to Freshmen Bliss, p I o 2 o T^, 01 /^i -1 ii T _ Ihe Sophomore Class easily won the in- Totals 26 5 4 27 16 5 door Meet held in the Town Hall, March 18, with a total of 31 points. The Seniors came Bowdoin j^gj.t ^jti-, jg points, IQI^ next with 13 and AB R IB PO A E r .1 -,1 • ^ il 191 1 fourth with points. won the Smifih^ If 4 I I I I 9 1913 Wand'tke, ss... 4 i I I i class drill and took second in the class relay Clifford, lb 4 2 10 race, the first place going to the Sophomores. Wilson, c. I I o . 4 8 The finals between iQi I and loio in the relay -' ,, ^ , . Alexander, cf 4 o o o , ^ , ^^^^ were run three times before a decision Lawliss Vb 311251 Purinto'n, rf 4 o o o o o was reached. Scofield, 2b 4 o o 2 i Burlingame broke his own record made Means, p j ^ ^ ^ J ^ last year in the high jump going 5 ft. 8 3-4 in. "1 ~6 Cole, '12, dislocated his shoulder in the -Yoiah r^ -M 12 2 ^ " " 20-yard dash, and Frank Smith, '12, spiked '^'s hand in the pole vault. The fencing match Brown'"^'! o 3 o o o 2 x-s Bowdoin ooooiioi 0—3 was omitted this year. Runs made by Nash, Regnier, Snell, Staff, Giles, Class Drill—Won by 1913; second, 1912; third. Smith, Wilson, Lawliss. 1911; and fourth, igio.- Sacrifice hits—Taylor, Crowther. Stolen bases Putting Shot—Won by Newman, '10; G. C, Kern, Nash, 2; Scofield. Two base hits—Lawliss. Three '12, second; Hobbs, '10, third. Distance, 37 ft. yi in. — BOWDOIN ORIENT Running High Jump—Burlingame, '12, first; the Augusta High School and partly in Salem, Pierce, '11, second; Edwards, '10, third. Height, S Mass. In 1848 he began engineering work in ft. 7 3-4 in. Boston and later 25-Yard Hurdles—Won by Edwards, '10; Mc- spent a year at the Law^rence Farland, '11, second; R. D. Cole, '12, third. Time, Scientific School. From 1849 ^intil 1872 he 3 4-5 seconds. was engaged in various parts of the country in '12, Deming, '10, Pole Vault—Burlingame, and engineering and similar work. In 1872 he tied for first place; second, Frank Smith, '12. was appointed Professor of Civil Engineering Height, 9 ft. 11^2 in. Twenty- Yard Dash—Won by McKenney, '12; in Bowdoin and ten years later he left to take second, Colbath, '10; third, R. D. Cole, '12.