Bow and Arrow

. See Archery

Bowdoin (bo'dn) College, the oldest institution of learning in Maine. The charter dates from 1794. The college is situated at Brunswick. It was named for James Bowdoin, governor of Massachusetts, of which Maine was at that time considered a district. The college has a library of 76,000 volumes, 35 instructors, and about 300 students. The endowment is not far from $1,000,000. Among the noted graduates are the poet Longfellow, President Pierce, and Chief Justice Fuller.