Bowdoin College
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| Bowdoin College link () Website | |
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| File:Formal Seal of Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME, USA.svg | |
| Motto | Ut Aquila Versus Coelum (Latin) |
| Formation | 1794 |
| Headquarters | Brunswick, Maine |
| Type | Private |
| Other name | Polar Bears |
| From its founding, Bowdoin was known to educate the sons of the political elite and "catered very largely to the wealthy conservative from the state of Maine." | |
Bowdoin College is a private liberal arts college in Brunswick, Maine. The college offers 34 majors and 36 minors, as well as several joint engineering programs with Columbia, Caltech, Dartmouth College, and the University of Maine.[1]
From its founding, Bowdoin was known to educate the sons of the political elite and "catered very largely to the wealthy conservative from the state of Maine."[2] The establishment of Bates College in nearby Lewiston, began a century-long academic and athletic rivalry between the two colleges ultimately creating a complex and enduring relationship.[3][4][5] During the first half of the 19th century, Bowdoin required of its students a certificate of "good moral character" as well as knowledge of Latin and Ancient Greek, geography, algebra and the major works of Cicero, Xenophon, Virgil and Homer.[6]
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20171221051223/http://www.bowdoin.edu/physics/engineering/
- ↑ John J. Pullen, "Joshua Chamberlain: A Hero's Life and Legacy," Stackpole Books (1999), ISBN 9780585283463, pg. 60
- ↑ Nevin, David (1970). Muskie of Maine. Ladd Library, Bates College: Random House, New York. p. 99.
- ↑ Larson, Timothy (2005). "Faith by Their Works: The Progressive Tradition at Bates College from 1855 to 1877,". Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine: Bates College Publishing. pp. Multi–source
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20170627160626/http://www.bates.edu/150-years/history/progressive-tradition/chapter-2/
- ↑ James Grant, "Mr. Speaker!: The Life and Times of Thomas B. Reed," Simon & Schuster (2011), ISBN 978-1416544944, pg. 9