Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-02-16
BOWdOin Alumni.

ANNUAL REUNION OF THE NEW YORK AssOCIA-
TON.
The Bowdoin Alumni Association Of New York
held its seventh annual union and dinner at the
Brunswick Hotel last evening. Between 40 and
% persons were present, among them, Nathan el
Cothren, the Rev. DIR. John Cotton Smith, President
Chamberlain, and Profs. Young and Carmichael of
Bowdoin, President lien and Prof. Bracket of
GiIard College. Leonard Woods, d. D., formerly
President Of Bo gdoin the Rev. DR.. upham.
Prof. Z. X. Peasee, and the Rev. Il. r. Howard.
At the business meeting, officers were elected for
the ensuing year and resolutions were offered in
regard to the death of the Rev. DR.. Henry Boyn
ton Smith of the Glass of '3i.
Mr.. Cothren, President of the Association,
opened the post-prandal entertainment about 80
p. NJ. He said that the surviving alumni of Bow
doin numbered about 1900; Of these the New
York Association had 81. There were other asso-
Citations in Bangor Portland, Boston and Chicago
and others were to be found in Washington and
St. Louis. lie be ieyed that Bowdoin alumni
would now be represented by association in San
Francisco, or even beyond the Pacific Ocean
President Chamberlain responded to the toast
"Our Alma Mater. lie SAID that when among
the who formed the alumni of Bowdoin he
was made to feel the tue dignity of the position
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to make the college iii the place in this genera
ton that 1t filled III the past, and that was saying
enough lie spoke with pride of the men of Bow
doin who had given the college record which no
other college, old or young, in the country could
surpass There were Adams and Fessenden
among statesmen, Prentiss among orators. uaw-
thorIe among authors, and Longfellow among
poets. Prof. Young, treasurer of the college, said
the principle that could not serve God and
mammon at the same time had kept him out of the
class room. lie had been acquitted on the first
count and brought in on the second. Therc was
something unsayory about the duties of a treas
urer, although he believed that treasurers had
averaged better during the last year than presi-
dents and trustees He would not mngle senti-
ment and practical matters by taking any money
in trust just here, but begged to leave his ad
dress with generous alumni. Prof. Carmichael
said that not being regularly baptized as a
Bowdoln Alumnus, he had climbed up another
way lie paid compliment to the scientific de-
parimeni Of The college. He thought the reputa-
ton OF Bowdon through her alumni was due not
SO much to what was impaired at the college as to
certain independence of habit and thought which
prevailed among Bowdon men. President Allan
OF Girard College gave some amusing college
"reminiscences, and DR.. John Cotton smith inter
spersed a short address with humor and practical
suggestions on college matters. Dr. r. Goodwin
offered the sentiment, The Wealth of Bowdoin
College; Her Funds are Her Fruits"
The officers elected at the business meeting
were President the Rev. DR.. John Cotton smith
Vbe- Presidents, n. Cleaveland, W H. Allen. N
Cothren, h. Bracbett, VIM. A Abbott; Recording
Secretary, Frederick S. DOW; Core spending Sec
retary, Theo. d. Bradford, Treasurer, Samuel l..
Gross. - Tribune.