Bowdoin Orient . applica-tion to the Business Editor. Remittances should be made to the Business Editor. Com-municati-ns in regard to all other matters should be directed tothe Managing Editor. Students, Professors, and Alumni are invited to contiibiiteliterary articles, personals, and items. Contributions must beaccompanied by writers name, as well as the signature whichhe wishes to have appended. Entered at the Post-Office at Bruaswiclc as Second Class mail matter. XV., No. 13, 1885. Absent-Minded, . 15 Editorial Notes 15 Life 17 History of Bowdoin College, 17 Choice of
Bowdoin Orient . applica-tion to the Business Editor. Remittances should be made to the Business Editor. Com-municati-ns in regard to all other matters should be directed tothe Managing Editor. Students, Professors, and Alumni are invited to contiibiiteliterary articles, personals, and items. Contributions must beaccompanied by writers name, as well as the signature whichhe wishes to have appended. Entered at the Post-Office at Bruaswiclc as Second Class mail matter. XV., No. 13, 1885. Absent-Minded, . 15 Editorial Notes 15 Life 17 History of Bowdoin College, 17 Choice of Junior Electives, 18 Practical Psychology, 19 Tlie Massachusetts Trip, ? .... 20 St. John Temperance, 21 Euchred 22 Collegii Tabula 22 Personal, 24 Clippings, 25 ABSENT-MINDED. Yes chum, I called upon her,And sent my card above ;The time at length had come for meTo boldly speak my love. A cold, cold note was brought to meBy one of the servant maids ;That card of mine—Ye gods of war!It was the ace of spades I. Once more the Orient venturesto place before the eyes of its readers a fewremarks upon the time-honored gymnasiumquestion, but tliey will be of a more hopefulnature than has been customary, for we arehappy in being able to say that another yearwill probably find Bowdoin the possessor ofone of the finest gymnasiums in the several years the need of such a buildinghas been recognized, and various attemptshave been made to secure an adequate fund,with what success all are too well aware. Atlast, however, a movement, largely inspiredby Dr. Sargents lecture in the Literary As-sociation course last winter, has been started,with every prospect of a favorable culmina-tion, though an abundance of hard work isstill requisite. The Faculty have liberally subscribed aconsiderable sum, quite an amount has beensubscribed by the older alumni, and the sev-eral classes from 75 down have entered upona systematic canvass of their members, withresults thus far which are certainly
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