The Portland daily press., 1874-07-11
BOwdOin Commencement.
Class Day-Wceting of the Maine HistOr-
zeal Society --Eiections in Phi Beta
Kappa
Reported for the Press.]

Glass day brings crowd to Brunswick. A
were going to 'tcome down sharp''on the faculty
and the drill, awakened much interest.
At an early hour in the morning the campus
was dotted with very pretty girls, leaning con-
fdingly on the arms of happy collegans, and
wearing the colors of the society that they love
best. Most of the boys looked rather sleepy,
the society reunions having lasted into the
small hours. Great numbers of visitors came
in on the morning tIains and the attendance
was quite as large on yesterday.
MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
The Maine Historical Society held its meet
ing in the morning and elected the following
officers: j. w. Bradbury, PRESIDENT; w. G
Barrows, Vice President; Rev. G. W. Hayes,
Corresponding Secretary; Prof. A. S. Packard :,
Recording Secretary Marshall Cram, Treasur-
er; DIR. Leonard Woods w. G. Barrows, r. NJ
BROWNIE j. Gilman, Rev. DR.. Dyke, Standing
Committee.
Publishing Committee-Dr. Woods, Presi-
dent Chamberlain. Prof. u. b. Sewall, Joseph
Williamson, r. K. Sewall.
A committee of five were appointed to make
arrangements for the 267th anniversary of the
first English settlement on the continent, at
the mouth of the Kennebec
committee was appointed to hunt up and
secure documents relating to the French occu-
patton in this state.
Action was taken for the better security of
the library in respect to 10 aiming manuscripts
and books
The Librarians report shows 14S volumes
and 21(l ms m nhlAfc ad1 lad IN, fbo
The matter of the Knox papers was brought
up by Gen. Brown. 1t appears that these pa
pers, chiefly copies made by Gen. Knox him
sell OF letters received by him, were lent to
clergyman named Willard, who was preparing
a life of Knox. He sent word to the Societ
that the papers we're of 40 value, but apparent-
ly found them them valuable enough to keep,
for he never returned them. Somehow they
found their way into the hands of Admiral
Thatcher, and were by him presented to the
New England Society. The librarian was in
structed to look them up.
The following gentlemen were elected cores
ponding members:
Charles w. Tuttle, Boston, Col Albert I'll.
Hoyt, Boston; Rev. Edward f. Slater, Bos-
ton; George H. Moore, New York; d. B. F.
~oNso", ~~O'iAiS3 ~. =. 1Ndtudultl d. Ouurtle1,
Boston; w. III. Allen of Grard College.
The number of resident members now ex-
ceeding one hundred, no more can be elected
at present, though there are many appplica-
tions
Inc salary OF the recording secretary and Ii
brarian was fixed at $3.50.
a list OF the present and past membership of
the Society has been published.
Inc matter of increasing the members to 125
was postponed to next year.
Dr' WOODS announced that another volume
OF The documentary series would be unfinished
THIS year. He recommended that another ser.
les be undertaken,
copy of the journal of joseph Chadwick
who made survey in 1894 of the coast frour
the Penobscot to the Kennebec. was presented
to the Society.
Adjourned.
PHI BETA KAPPA
The Phi Beta Kappa held its annual meeting
IN tne m orning and elected Hon Joseph Baker
OF Augusta, President; Prof j. B. Sewall,
vice PRESIDENT Prof III. L. Chapman, Secre-
tary, Hon. w. G. Barrows of Brunswick, Hon.
Joseph Baker of Augusta ID. c. Linscott, ESQ.
OF Boston, Rev. b. p. Snow of Portland, Prof.
o. G. lockwood of Rutgers College, N. j., Lit
erary Committee.
Inc following members of the graduating
I ~ were elected members: s. V. Cole of
,iunS"ick' II. H. Emery of Portland, w. I.
pooua,e OF saeo, G. H. Hunter of Pittsfeld,
- F. himbail of Bath, C. j. Palmer of Port
l ,ano' -. .. ;. Lowell of Denmark, f. X.
" neeier OF kennebunkport, H. G. White of
oaiainef' H. Il. White of Dresden, A, D.