The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-07-09
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BOWdOin Commencement.
A large atfendance-KepOrt of President
Cham berlain-The drill matter adjust
ed, ETC., etc.
RRUNswICK. ,July &.

BRUNSWICK, July s.
The attendance promises to be larger than at
any commencement for years, the matter of
the military drill exciting much interest and
drawing scores of the alumni to the place.
The boards are very fully represented, MEM
bers being present whose faces have not been
seen in Brunswick for years. Opinions on the
yexed question are of course divided. ma
jority perhaps of the alumni believe the drill
to be a good thing, but their position is much
like that of Ensign Stebbins on the Maine law
flor the law, but agin its enforcement"
While holding that the drill is beneficial to the
students they fear that its continuance may
cripple the college in numbers and prosperity,
As evidence of this they point to the fact that
but seventeen candidates for admission to the
Freshman class have presented themselves at
the first examination, against forty last year.
Others claim that the college would be lower
ing its dignity. by abolishng the drill and
yielding to the demands of a few rebellious
boys. The reply is made that it isn't a ques-
ton of the maintenance of dignity, but OF the
very existence of the college. But few approve
the revolutionary course of the lower classes.
COMPROMISE.
AT the preliminary meeting last night the
boards partially patched up compromise IN
accordance with President Chamberlain's sug-
geston, telegraphed to the PRESS last night
They went into formal session at O'Clock this
morning.
THE PRESIDENTS REPORT.
President Chamberlain's annual report, at
which hasty glance was got, begins by la
mentng the frequent changes of professors,
which tend to greatly impair the efficiency of
the college. The institution is congratulated
upon the suppression of hazing, which, it is
claimed, has been entirely done away with.
The subject of the revolt against the drill is
next taken up, and rather gingerly treated. A
brief statement of the facts in the case is made,
and violent measures deprecated. The COM
promise already mentioned, namely making the
gymnasium course and the drill optional, is
recommended. The finances of the college are
represented to be in very unsatisfactory con-
dition All efforts to ra Use the 100000 have
failed, though thirteen canvassers are at work.
1t is understood, however, that Hon. j. b.
Brown will renew his conditional offer of $10,-
900. The report closes with the recommended
ton of a few unmportant changes in the text
books and the course of study.
This report was submitted to the board of
trustees last evening, and the recommendation
in regard to the drill adopted with but tTo dis
Sentng votes. Attendance on the lectures of
the military instructor are made compulsory,
however. No strenuous opposition to the COM
promise was made, though it was debated pro
and con at some length.
CLASS DAY.
An attempt was made to induce the gradu-
ating class to hold class day before commence
ment, in ORDER it is surmised, to prevent any
structures on the faculty creeping into the ex-
ercses. The class refused to accede to- the ar
rangement. The meeting of the Phi Beta
Kappa has been postE oned to Friday, for what
reason is not known. The students think the
delivery of class parts may have something to
do with it,
The exercises of class day have been divided,
a part taking place in the church in the fore
noon, and the remainder under the tree IN the
afternoon. The class numbers 80 members.
The class of 1869 holds reunion at the Ton
tine Tuesday evening. Tomorrow evening the
secret societies hold their reunions.
The class Grafton will be delivered by G. M.
Furguson of East Dixmont, the poem by L.
w. Hawthorne of Bath, the chronicles by w.
I. Goodale of Pittsfeld, the prophecies by A.
II. Powers of Pittsfeld, and the parting adj
dress by S. V. Cole of Brunswick. d. o. S.
Lowell of Denmark is the class chaplain and
A. l.. Perry of Gardiner, the odlst.
This morning men with hair and beard
streaked with grey were to be seen roaming
over the campus gazing doubtfully at modern
lied Massachusetts Hall, longingly at the old
oak, and wondering very probably who rooms
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would steal away to the pines, and endeavor
there to conjure up the romance of his lost
youth. Aside from the campus-which by the
way never looked better, the late rains having
given the green peculiar vividness-the mar
row footpaths under the shapely elms of
Back street Federal street is its stage nancy
seem to be the favorlte promenade. The great
square houses with their frontage of lilac and
locust are landmarks to the old students, and
seem not to have changed a whit since the
class of eighteen hundred and ever SO many
years ago graduated. The town is a lovely
vision in green. OF course the mercury has
already run up into the nineties for the great
Sun God never fails to shower fervid kisses on
the white Brunswick sand during COM
mencement week.
BUSINESS AT THE BOARDS.
At the meeting of the boards the degree of
M. d. was conferred on f. A. Anthoine, f. A.
Bickford. S. T. Drawn, Roland Curtis, G. II.
Emerson r. E. Forbes, f. G. Gardiner, A. l..
Gaubert, I. M. Gilbert, HI. P. Hall, E. e. Holt,
S. G. Knight, 9. f. Leslie, G. H. Sanborn, A.
T.. Stinson, A. V. Thompson, James Ulley,
Albert Woodside, c. L. Young and W. M.
Wright.
Charles FL. Smith, a graduate Of Yale, was
elected Professor of Mathematics in place of
Prof. lockwood, resigned.
Mrs. Almira G. Drummer of Hallowell, pre-
sents $1,000 to found scholarship in memory
of her husband, Charles Drummer.
The following regulation in regard to the
military drill was adopted by both boa rds
Whereas it is for tue good of the students
that they take some physical exercise regularly
and systematically it is
Voted, That the gymnasium shall be contin-
ued now during the first and third terms of
the college year. The Instructor shall receive
not exceeding $500 besides room rent and tut
ton in full for his services for the year. The
infantry drill by those who elect the drill.
suitable weather through the same terms, and
the artillery drill shall also be a voluntary ex-
ercise. Attendance on lect res and reeitatons
in military science shall be required as here
tofore. Every student shall be allowed to &C
cept for any year both drill and gymna-
sum. Every student not excused for a suffi-
Gent reason shall elect at the beginning of
each collegiate year for that year the drill or
the gymnasium, and shall be allowed to
change his election at the end of the term only,
and by the consent of the faculty. The. present
gymnasium fee of 81 so for each term shall j
not be charged to those not using the gymna-
SUM, nor for the term when instruction is not
required The college faculty may prescribe
the uniform for the drill, not to cost more than
six dollars, and to be charged in the term
bills.
THE ALUMNI ADDRESS.
This afternoon the Rev. John O. Means of
Boston, a graduate of the class of 1913. de-
livered the address before the alumni The
theme of his discourse was the structure of