The Portland daily press., 1876-07-14
BY TELEGRAPH.
MATTERS In MAINE.
BOWDOIN COLLEGE.
of Commencement Day.
Business of the BOards.--Degrees Con-
ferred, etc.
Special to the Press.l


Brunswick, July 13-This morning the Board
of Trustees met and transacted some routine
business.
Degree of LII. ID. was conferred on David
Humphrey Storer, M. D., of Boston.
A. M. on Prof. Geo. L. Vose of Brunswick,
DR.. Yorick G. Hurd of Ipswich, and Rev. AL
bert Cole of Cornish.
The thanks of the Board were voted to
Messrs. r. S. and A. Stuart for valuable dona-
ton to the library; to II. j. Furber of New
York, for donation OF $4,000 for the support
of Smythe scholarship of mathematcs;to Mrs
Anna L. Sweeser, for the donation of the valua-
BILE library of her husband to the college.
A committee was appointed to reduce the
scale of room rent so as to bring tie average
price at $40.
The Trustees approved of the suggestion of
Hon. George B. Barrows of Fryeburg, that the
friends of the college endow suitable fitting
schools and provide scholarships for such as
may enter college from these schools. The
Overseers did not concur with the Trustees.
The sum of IS, 245 were voted for general ex-
penses and $21 900 for salaries
c. G. Spriger was chosen instructor in mod
ern languages in place of G. H. Moore, resign.
ed.
1t was voted to pay 5000 rent for Memorial
if the finances will allow
In the Board of Overseers communication
was read from Hon. S. P. Benson, President,
declining reelection, and the following reso-
luton was passed.
Resolued That we hereby express to Samuel
p. Benson our grateful appreciation of his
prompt and faithful services as President of
this Board for the past sixteen years, as well
as for his other manifold efforts in behalf of
the college. We tender also to our late Presi-
dent and valued friend our hearty sympathy
with him in his present illness with the hope
that he may soon be restored to his accustomed
health and vigor.
Hon. Jno. G. Dodge of Boston, was elected
President of the Board, and Rev. Egbert G..
Smythe, Vice-Presideut.
Thanks were voted to j. B. Sewall for his
valuable efforts in obtaining funds for the col
lege.
The following degrees in course were con-
ferred:
A. M.-Loren F. Berry, Augustus F Moul-
ton, A. L. Crocke-. I'll. w. Chapman, A. c..
Robinson, Frank c. Robinson, Fred A. Wilson,
Fred e. Whitney, f. S. Warehouse, Clarence
NJ Walker, Geo. S. Mower, frank A, Floyd
all members Oh the class of 1878.
The degrees to the graduating class were
conferred as follows:
A. B.-William Alden, Charles Sewall An
drews, Collins Grant Burnham, Charles Her.
bert Clark, Osman Charles Evans, Orville
Clark Gordon. Howard Elijah Hail. Jefe Mer-
rill Hill, Edward Hazen Kimball, John Sam
uel Leavitt Jr., John Gair Libby, Walter Fl.
Marrett, John Adamsl Morrill,, George Par
sons, John Howard Payne, frankfurt Conant
Payson, Charles Albert Perry, George Frank
lin Pratt, Walter Augustine Robinson Allan
Ellington Rogers, Alpheus Sanford, Charles
Sargent, Oliver Croker Stevens, Charles Sum-
ner Taylor, William Gay Watt, John Henry
White.
B. S. Tascus Atwood, Arlo Bates, Charles
Taylor Halves, Charles Davis Jameson, Frank
Reed Kimball, George Bartol Merrill, Erwin
Barrett Newcomb, Arthur Taylor Parker,
George Thomas Prince, William Henry Guilt
yer Rowe, Alvah Horton Sabin, Hardy Ropes
Sewall, Fred Milo Simpson, Charles Gardner
Wheeler. Charles Augustus Whittemore, Bion
Wilson, Frank Vernon Wright.
The exercises of commencement day proper
commenced at 1915 a. m. The alumni formed
by the band, marched to the church on the hill
where the exercises took place.
This year it was thought best to only have
the first ten men speak. This reduced the
length of the exercises in the church considera-
bly,, much to the satisfaction of all.
The following were the
HONORARY APPOINTMENTS.