Bates College facts for kids
Bates College in 1857
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Motto | Amore Ac Studio ("With Ardor and Devotion," or "Through Zeal and Study," by Charles Sumner) |
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Type | Private |
Established | March 16, 1855 |
Endowment | $231 million (as of 2011) |
President | Clayton Spencer |
Academic staff
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215 |
Undergraduates | 1,769 |
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44°6′20″N 70°12′15″W / 44.10556°N 70.20417°W |
Campus | Suburban |
Athletics | 31 varsity teams, 9 club teams |
Mascot | Bobcat |
Website | bates.edu |
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Bates College is an American liberal arts college in Lewiston, Maine, in the United States. Bates College was founded in 1855. 1,800 students attend Bates. Economics, English, Psychology, Biology, and History are popular majors at Bates College.
Images for kids
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The college's oldest academic building, Hathorn Hall was built in 1856 by Boston architect Gridley J. F. Bryant.
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Robert F. Kennedy, in front of Smith Hall, during Winter Carnival.
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Entrance to Hathorn Hall
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Gomes Chapel, loosely modeled on King's College Chapel, Cambridge.
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Hedge Hall, named after Isaiah Hedge, referred to by students as the Hog in reference to a Hedge Hog and its structural resemblance to Hogwarts.
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Ivy growing on the side of Hathorn Hall, featuring respective classes' Ivy stones, in celebration of the college's Ivy Day.
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A baseball game against Harvard in 1912
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Bates has a wide range of tree species as a precaution against disease, and to diversify the ecosystem in their quad.
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Bryant Gumbel, journalist and sportswriter
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Holman Melcher, American military officer during the American Civil War
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Benjamin Mays, civil rights leader
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E. Robert Kinney, former CEO of General Mills
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Jared Golden, U.S. Congressman
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Edmund Muskie, former U.S. Secretary of State and U.S. Senator
See also
In Spanish: Bates College para niños