Author: Bowdoin College

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-12-14

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 9780332618913

Excerpt from Bowdoin College Bulletin: President's Report Number; Sessions of 1942-43 Except to those whose memories of the College go back to the Student Army Training Corps of the fall of 1918, it is a strange sight to see squadrons of young men march to class and to the Union for meals; it is strange to hear in place of the rising bell the bugles reveille at it is strange and thrilling every eve ning to have retreat held by the Memorial Flag Pole. And while students still stroll to classes in desultory friendly groups and while the Army marches, young Naval officers very busi ness-like go their way to class and laboratory. Classes begin at 8 and last until 12 noon, which is now the chapel hour; andiin the afternoon there are classes, laboratory periods, and instruc tion in physical training from to Every student is required to take five hours a week of physical training; and men in the service have already written of its value. The gymnasium, the cage, the swimming pool, are actually in use from early morning to late at night. This may be symbolic of what war really means when one goes from the silent library with only a few students to the crowded gym. Old grads returning to the campus for an hour or two shake their heads and say sadly, It doesnt look like the college to me. But they have not locked deep enough to realize it is the same college serving its country in different ways. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.