Bowdoin College Bowdoin Digital Commons Bowdoin College Catalogues 1-1-1838 Bowdoin College Catalogue (1837-1838) Bowdoin College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/course-catalogues Recommended Citation Bowdoin College, "Bowdoin College Catalogue (1837-1838)" (1838). Bowdoin College Catalogues. 32. https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/course-catalogues/32 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by Bowdoin Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Bowdoin College Catalogues by an authorized administrator of Bowdoin Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. : -^fcoLLcceT: / DEC 909 CATALOGUE V T * OF THE ®I^IFn©I§IBS AST® SSWISIISS'S© OF BOWDOIN COLLEGE, 1837-8. BRUNSWICK PRESS OP JOSEPH GRIFFIN MDCCC XXXVII. CATALOGUE OF THE OFFICERS AND STUDENTS OF BOWDOIN COLLEGE, 1837-8. BRUNSWICK : PRESS OF JOSEPH GRIFFIN M DCCC XXXVII. BOWDOIN COLLEGE. TRUSTEES. WILLIAM ALLEN, D.D., President. WILLIAM KING, Vice President. PRENTISS xMELLEN, LL.D. BLIPHALE T GILLET, D.D. ICHABOD NICHOLS, D.D. JOHN CHANDLER JUDAH DANA ERASTUS FOOTE MARK LANGDON HILL JOHN HOLMES ALBION KEITH PARRIS BENJAMIN JONES PORTER WILLIAM PITT PREBLE, LL.D. ASHUR WARE NATHAN WESTON, LL.D. JOSHUA WINGATE REUEL WILLIAMS EBENEZER EVERETT ISAAC ILSLEY ETHER SHEPLEY JEREMIAH BAILEY BENJAMIN HASEY CHARLES STEWART DAVEIS. BOWDOIN COLLEGE. OVERS EERS. ROBERT HALLOWELL GARDINER, President. ROBERT PINCKNEY DUNLAP, Vice President. ROBERT DUNLAP DUNNING, Secretary. JACOB ABBOT GEORGE ELIASHIB ADAMS FREDERIC ALLEN MERRITT CALDWELL ASA CUMMINGS LEVI CUTTER WILLIAM CUTTER CHARLES DUMMER DAVID DUNLAP PHILIP EASTMAN JOHN WALLACE ELLINGWOOD WILLIAMS EMMONS GEORGE EVANS HENRY WELD FULLER ALLEN GREELY WILLIAM ALLEN HAYES WILLIAM LADD ISAAC LINCOLN, M.D. RUFUS M C INTYRE JOHN MERRICK OVE R SEERS ENOS MERRILL JOHN MUSSEY JONATHAN PAGE, M.D. JOSIAH PIERCE SWAN LYMAN POMROY BENJAMIN RANDALL ISAAC GARDNER REED JOHN HANNIBAL SHEPPARD ISSACHAR SNELL WILLIAM SWAN PELEG TALLMAN ENOCH SAWYER TAPPAN, M.D. BENJAMIN TAPPAN, D.D. DAVID THURSTON BENNET TYLER, D-D. CHARLES VAUGHAN JOHN AP THORP VAUGHAN SENECA WHITE THOMAS WILLIAMS WILMOT WOOD. BOWDOIN COLLEGE. 1837. WILLIAM ALLEN, D.D., president. PARKER CLEAVELAND, A.M., frofessor of chem- istry, MINERALOGY, AND NATURAL PHILOSOPHY. JAMES M'KEEN, M.D., lecturer on the theory and PRACTICE OF PHYSIC, AND PROFESSOR OF OBSTETRICS. SAMUEL P. NEWMAN, A.M., professor of rheto- ric AND ORATORY, AND LECTURER ON CIVIL POLITY AND POLITICAL ECONOMY. ALPHEUS S. PACKARD, A.M., professor of lan- guages AND CLASSICAL LITERATURE. JOSEPH ROBY, M.D., lecturer on anatomy and SURGERY. THOMAS C. UPHAM, A.M., professor of metaphys- ics AND ETHICS, AND INSTRUCTER IN THE HEBREW LAN- GUAGE. WILLIAM SMYTH, A.M., professor of mathematics. DANIEL R. GOODWIN, A.M., professor of the MODERN LANGUAGES. JOSEPH M'KEEN, treasurer of the college. B0WD01N COLLEGE. 9 UNDERGRADUATES1 9 SKI Q®G38. Andrews Dean Fryeburg 5 N. C * Barker Amander Waterford 29 M.H.f Bassett Elbridge Atkinson, N. H. 25 M. H. Blake Maurice C. Otisfield 16 M. H. Dana Edward A. Boston, Ms. 10 M. H. Daveis Edward H. Portland 13M.H. Felch Isaac N. Parsonsfield 16 M.H. Hayes Stephen H. Industry 11 M. H. Hill Joseph Buxton 5 M.H. Hill James J. Phipsburg 11 M.H. Jefferds George Kennebunk Port 10 M. H. Johnson Elderkin R. Plainfield, Con. 5M. H. Kimball Thomas G. Monmouth 27 M. H. Lane Daniel Paris 5N. C. Marrett Lorenzo Standish 15 N. C. Mead Benjamin Newfield 15 N. C. Mitchell Benjamin F. North Yarmouth 28 M. H. Morton Silas Hebron Nutter Charles C. Hallowell 22 M.H. * North College. t Maine Hall. 10 CATALOGUE OF Palmer Gideon Gardiner 27 M. H. Parker Arnmi Greene Mrs. Jones'. Piper Horace Parsonsfield 23 M.H. Pond Enoch, Jr. Bangor 8 M. H. Rowe David S. Gloucester, Ms. 21 M.H. Sawyer Nathaniel L. Greene 25 M.H. Smith Joseph C. Kennebunk 9 M.H. True Loring B. Pownal 30 N. C. Vail Stephen M. Union Vale, N. Y. 13 N. C. Webb Edward Newcastle Wyman Robert Cumberland 28 M. H. Abbott Ezra Temple 6 M.H. Allen Charles F. Norridgewock 14 M. H. Ayer Samuel H. Concord, N. H. 26 N. C. Barrows William G. Bridgton 29 N. C. Benjamin Samuel E. Winthrop 26 N. C. Chapman Calvin Bethel 30 M. H. Chase Charles T. Danville 31 M.H. Davis Franklin Bangor 8 N. C. Davis John W. Kingston, Ms. 25 N. C. Dunlap John Brunswick 2 Tappan's Hall. Fuller Benjamin A. G. Augusta 22 M. H. Goodwin Ichabod South Berwick 9 N. C. Grover Alpheus Bethel Hayford William H. Hartford Hill Octavius Paris Johnson Samuel Jackson ION. C. Kelsey Hiram Nottingham, N. H. 12 M. H. Kimball Israel Wells 9 N. C. BOWDOIN COLLEGE. 11 Marr William H. J. Scarborough 25 N. C. M'Mahon Isaiah Andover, Ms. Mr. Elliot's. Osgood Timothy Fryeburg 29 N. C. PennellJoseph Brunswick Mr. Elliot's. Perkins Charles J. Farmington 24 M. H. Prince Newell A. Cumberland 11 N. C. Richardson Henry L. Bath ION. C. Smith Samuel E. Warren 12 M. H. Talbot John C. East Machias 8 M. H. Titcomb Augustus H. Farmington 14 M. H. Weston Edward P, Cumberland 11 N. C. © ® P M ® E3 ® R E § Abbot Ezra, Jr. Jackson 32 N. C. Abbot Alexander H. Farmington 22 N. C. Bass Elisha, Jr. Wilton 15 M. H. Chute Benjamin P. Byfield, Ms. 21 N. C. Cleaveland John A. Brunswick Prof. Cleaveland's. Cleaveland Nathan S. do. Prof. Cleaveland's. Copeland Adoniram J. Brewer Miss Dunning-'s. Dole Isaiah Bloomfield 31 N. C. Emery Nicholas, Jr. Portland 6 N. C. Green Joshua S. Temple Mr. Elliot's. Hayes Thomas MC .C. Saco 9M.H. Irish Marshall Gorham 31 N. C. Jarvis Leonard F. E. Surry 32 M. H. Kellogg Elijah, Jr. Portland 26 M. H. Nourse John C. Hallowell 6N. C. Packard John H. New Castle 12 CAT A LOGUE OF Perley Frederic Bridgton 12 N. C. r Pond Preston, Jr. W rentham, Ms. Mr. Field's. Preble William P. Jr. Portland 32 M.H. Prince William R. Cumberland 16 N. C. Richardson Joseph C. Baldwin Mr. Field's. Robie Edward Gorham 27 N. C. Sampson Luther Readfield Mr. Field's. Sewall Stephen B. Newcastle 28 N. C. Smith Thomas, Jr. Litchfield 29 M. H. Smith Horatio S. Westbrook 12 N. C. Soule John B. L. Freeport 32 N. C. Stone Thomas N. Wellfleet, Ms. 16 N. C. Sweetzer Reuben Cumberland 30 M. H. Upham Albert G. Rochester, N. H. 26 M. H. Wight Eli Bethel 3 Tappan's Hall. Young Samuel L. Gloucester, Ms. 21 M. H. F B [1 © H Offl g N a Blanchard Samuel W. North Yarmouth Brown George W. Bangor Mr. Field's. Clark John C. Portsmouth, N. H. 9 N. C. Clark Joseph F. Andover, Ms. Mrs. Grows'. Cole Asa W. Biddeford Mr. Tappan's. Cummings Henry F. Portland Davis Charles Bangor 8 N. C. Dean William B. Frankfort 3N. C. FoggDO James Berwick 3 N. C. Garland Joseph Parsonsfield Joseph M'Keen's, Esq Haley George W. Bath Dr. Page's. BOWDOIN COLLEGE 13 Herbert Charles D. Ellsworth 1 N. C. Hinkley Oliver P. Georgetown Howe Edward, Jr. Portland Mr. Field's. Ingalls Henry South Bridgton 15 M. H. Knight Albion W. Brunswick Mrs. Knight's. Ladd Francis D. Hallowell 28 N. C. Lowell William H. Standish Mr. Field's. Magoun George F. Bath Dr. Page's. Mitchell Asa C. North Yarmouth Nichols William New Castle 30 N. C. Parsons Benjamin F. Bangor Partridge Nathaniel S. Westbrook 4N. C. Partridge Franklin Westbrook 4N. C. Peck Henry E. Rochester, N.Y. Jos. M'Keen's,Esq. Potter Daniel F. Augusta 2N. C Potter Edward B. Augusta 2N. C. Prince John M. Bangor Mr. Field's. Richardson Daniel F. Baldwin 22 N. C. Robie Frederic Gorham 27 N. C. Smith Benjamin Litchfield 3M. H. Sturtevant Thomas D. Blanchard Mr. Tappan's. Wiswell Arno Frankfort 6 M. H. SUMMARY. Seniors • • • • • 30 Juniors • . 29 Sophomores . 32 Total 124 TERMS OF ADMISSION. Candidates for admission into the Freshman Class are required to write Latin grammatically, and to be well versed in Geography, Arithmetic, six sections in Smyth's Algebra, Cicero's Select Orations, the Bucolics, Georgics, and iEneid of Virgil, Sallust, the Gospels of the Greek Testament, and Jacob's Greek Reader. They must pro- duce certificates of their good moral character. The time for exami- nation is the Friday after Commencement. Candidates for admis- sion into the other classes will be examined also in the books, which have been studied by the class, into which admission is requested. Scholars from other Colleges, before they can be examined, must produce a certificate of their regular dismission. The Geography to be studied may be Morse's, Worcester's, or Woodbridge's. N. B. Fisk's Greek Grammar is recommended, and also the Latin Grammar of Andrews and Stoddard. Particular attention to the writing of Latin is urged as essential to a suitable preparation for the College Course. COURSE OF STUDY FRESHMAN CLASS. 1. TERM. -Anabasis of Xenophon, (three books.) Buttinann's Larger Greek Grammar. Folsom's Livy — (two books.) Lacroix's Arithmetic, Smyth's Algebra. Weekly Exercises in Latin Composition. 2. TERM.- -Roman Antiquities. —Anabasis, finished. Folsom's Livy. —Smyth's Algebra. Weekly Exercises in Latin Composition. 3. TERM. -Herodotus, (Hist. Pers. Wars, sixth bk. commenced.) Buttmann's Larger Greek Grammar. Excerpta Latina— (Paterculus and Quintus Curtius.) Smyth's Algebra.—Hedge's Logic. Daily Exercises in Elocution during half of the term. Weekly Exercises in Latin Composition. SOPHOMORE CLASS. 1. TERM. Herodotus, continued. Horace, (the Odes.) Legendre's Geometry. —French Language. 2. TERM. Herodotus, continued. —Excerpta Latina (Tacitus.) Smyth's Trigonometry.