Excerpt from General Catalogue of Bates College and Cobb Divinity School, 1863-1915 Cobb Divinity School was established at Bates in 1870, and for thirty seven years was maintained as a department of the college. It has been the aim of your committee to get as complete a record of the graduates of this school as practicable, not only for the use of this catalogue but for all future ones. It was deemed advisable to compile a record of those students who attended Bates but did not complete the full four years course. This was attempted for two reasons; first, to show that the college has con tributed to the education of a large number of students not included in its list of graduates; and, second, to show a proper appreciation of their devotion and loyalty to the college and to strengthen the hope that their interest in it will always abide. The past few years have given proof that many of them are among its most loyal friends. The abbreviations used will be readily understood without explana tion. In connection with degrees and professorships held in the college, to avoid the constant repetition of the word Bates, it has frequently been omitted where it can be clearly understood. The work has been a difficult one, and many desired facts could not be obtained; yet we hope what we have accomplished will be appreciated. College records, catalogues, and the Bates Student have been freely consulted, together with Genealogies and Town Histories. Circulars have been sent to the graduates and non-graduates, where their addresses were known, and in many cases several times. Great assistance has been rendered by graduates and friends of the college. 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.