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THE HARVEY DOW GIBSON HALL OF MUSIC BOWDOIN COLLEGE BULLETIN Number 314 CATALOGUE FOR THE Sessions of 1954- 1955 »» »» » ^ «««» December 1954 BRUNSWICK, MAINE ^tf \\ *wrv wt w ' <0**f Bowdoin College Bulletin Sessions 0/1954-1955 Number 314 This Bulletin is published by Bowdoin College four times during the College Year: September, December, March, and June. Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at Brunswick, Maine, under Act of Congress of July 16, 1894. Printed by The Anthoensen Press, Portland, Maine CONTENTS COLLEGE CALENDAR IX BOWDOIN COLLEGE, 1794-1954: AN HISTORICAL SKETCH 1 I. THE FOUNDING OF THE COLLEGE, 1794-1802 1 II. THE EARLY YEARS, 1802-1839 4 III. THE MIDDLE YEARS, 1839-1885 7 IV. THE COLLEGE, 1 885- 11 MODERN 1 954 V. THE PRESENT SITUATION BOWDOIN: A LIBERAL COLLEGE 18 OFFICERS OF GOVERNMENT 21 OFFICERS OF INSTRUCTION AND GOVERNMENT 26 COLLEGE CAMPUS AND BUILDINGS 36 GENERAL INFORMATION 47 ADMISSION TO THE COLLEGE 5° THE CURRICULUM 54 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 63 RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS 105 THE LIBRARY 107 THE BUREAU FOR RESEARCH IN MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT "5 78 THE FINE ARTS 117 ART COLLECTIONS 1 1 DRAMA AND STAGECRAFT 1 1 MUSIC 119 PRINTING AND TYPOGRAPHY 120 LECTURESHIPS AND INSTITUTES 121 THE BOWDOIN SCIENTIFIC STATION 127 STUDENT LIFE AND ACTIVITIES 128 SCHOLARSHIPS, LOANS, AND FINANCIAL AID 134 ALUMNI PLACEMENT AND STUDENT COUNSEL- ING AND EMPLOYMENT 156 PRIZES AND DISTINCTIONS 159 DEGREES CONFERRED IN 1954 167 APPOINTMENTS, PRIZES, AND AWARDS 171 DIRECTORY OF STUDENTS 180 CLASS OF 1955 180 CLASS OF 1956 184 CLASS OF 1957 l88 CLASS OF 1958 194 ENROLLMENT BY CLASSES AND BY STATES 201 ALUMNI ORGANIZATIONS 203 INDEX 209 ILLUSTRATIONS The Harvey Dow Gibson Hall of Music (Cover design by Charles R. Capon) Front Cover Airview of the College Campus Frontispiece Massachusetts Hall facing xii The Honorable James Bowdoin, 1726-1790 (Portrait by Feke) 1 Map of the Campus 37 Fraternity Group 48 Dormitory Row and Class of 1910 Path 48 Laboratory Work 49 The Bowdoin Gallery of Colonial Portraits 64 Assyrian Reliefs in Sculpture Hall 64 The Rare Book Room (Portrait of Longfellow by Healy) 65 Chemistry Students 80 A Corner of the Union Lounge 80 The R.O.T.C. at Bowdoin 81 The Class of 1924 Radio Station (Bowdoin-on-the-Air) 96 A Chapter House Library 96 Shakespeare on the Campus 97 Poetry Seminar 97 Athletics at Bowdoin (I) 112 Athletics at Bowdoin (II) 113 Athletics at Bowdoin (III) 128 Interior of the Chapel 129 Recitation in the Woodruff Memorial Room 144 Foreign Language Phonetics Center 144 The President's House 145 Fireplace in the Peucinian Room 145 Examination Room in Sills Hall 160 Placement Interview 160 The Schooner Bowdoin and Her Skipper in the Arctic 161 (The Expedition in 1954, led by Rear Admiral Donald Baxter MacMillan '98, was sponsored by Bowdoin College) J 954 JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 I234567 12 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 io 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 12 lg 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 3° 3 1 26 27 28 29 30 OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER 1 2 123456 1234 3456789 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 10 ii 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 31 3» r 955 JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 12 3 4 5 12 3 4 5 2345678 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 27 28 29 30 31 30 3 1 APRIL MAY JUNE 1 2 1234567 1234 3456789 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 3° 3i 26 27 28 29 30 JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER 1 2 123456 1 2 3 3456789 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER 1 12345 1 2 3 2345678 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 30 31 COLLEGE CALENDAR 1954-1955 September 18, Saturday. Rooms ready for occupancy for the First Se- mester. September 20, Monday. First Semester of the 153d academic year be- gins, 8:00 a.m. All students required to be in residence. Regis- tration. September 21, Tuesday. Registration. September 22, Wednesday. Registration. First Chapel. September 23, Thursday. First Classes. October 20, Wednesday. James Bowdoin Day. November 22, Monday. Last day for the payment of the balance of college bills for the First Semester. November 22, Monday. Last day for filing applications for scholar- ship aid during the Second Semester for men entering in Sep- tember, 1954. November 24, Wednesday. Thanksgiving recess begins, 12:30 p.m. November 29, Monday. Thanksgiving recess ends, 8:00 a.m. December 6, Monday. Alexander Prize Declamation Contest. December 11, Saturday. Interscholastic Debate Tournament. December 17, Friday. Christmas vacation begins, 12:30 p.m. 1955 January 3, Monday. Christmas vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. January 21-February 5, Friday-Saturday. Review Period and Exami- nations of the First Semester. ix x College Calendar February 7, Monday. Second Semester begins. February 14, Monday. Meeting of the Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha of Maine. March 21, Monday. State of Maine Scholarship Examinations. March 25, Friday. Spring vacation begins, 4:30 p.m. April 5, Tuesday. Spring vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. April 11, Monday. Last day for filing applications for scholarship aid for the academic year 1955-1956. April 18, Monday. Last day for the payment of the balance of college bills for the Second Semester. May 9-14, Monday-Saturday. Major Examinations. May 18, Wednesday. Last day for submitting manuscripts for the Pray English Prize. May 21, Saturday. Ivy Day. A holiday. May 23, Monday. Last day for filing applications for graduate schol- arships. May 27, Friday. Last day for submitting manuscripts for the Philo Sherman Bennett and Horace Lord Piper Prizes. May 27, Friday. Competition for the Brown Prizes in composition. May 27, Friday. Last day for submitting manuscripts for the Forbes Rickard Poetry Prize and the Hawthorne Short Story Prize. May 30-June 11, Monday-Saturday. Review Period and Examina- tions of the Second Semester. June 12, Sunday. Baccalaureate Address. June 16, Thursday. Meeting of the Trustees, 2:00 p.m. Meeting of the Overseers, 2:30 p.m. College Calendar xi June 17, Friday. Annual Meeting of the Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha of Maine. June 1 7, Friday. Presentation of Shakespearean play by the Masque and Gown. June 18, Saturday. The 150th Commencement Exercises. At the present time the calendar for the college year 1955- 1956 is undergoing revision. As soon as it is officially adopted it will be printed and will be available upon request. Massachusetts Hall is the original building of the College. Freshmen begin -> their college careers here by signing the century-old matriculation book. ^ 9~+i "••. 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