The Portland daily press., 1879-07-24
by TELEGRAPH,
COLBY UNIVERSITY.

Exercises of Commencement Day-The
Dinner-Action of the Trustees-Degrees
Conferred Etc.
WATERvILLE, July 23.-To-day was COM
mencement day at Colby The exercises of
the graduating class began at II o'clock at the
Baptist church. The weather was rainy and
disagreeable throughout the day, and in con-
sequence the number of visitors was not so
large as expected. Notwithstanding the church
was filed to the utmost capacity. The orations
were very interesting, and the speakers held
the audiences close attention until one o'clock.
The following were'th order of exercises:
English Oration-The reign of law
William Wilmington Mayo, HodgdOn.
Oration-Moral law the basis of civil law
Hannibal Emery Hamlin, Bangor.
Oration-Mora unbelief. .. Everett Flood, Clinton
Oration-Waiting to win,
William Emery Morang Eastport.
English Oration-Are we a nation?
George Edwin Murray, Lebanon.
Oration-The unity of man,
Hattie Emily Britton, Winslow
English Oration-The mission of doubt
Charles Franklin Warner, Hallowell.
English Oration-Character in business,
Will Hartwen Lyford Chicago Ill.
English Oration-The phases of fate,
James Geddes, San Francisco Cal.
English Oration-Mutual dependence in Society.
Charles Edison Owen, Greene
members of the graduating class, English Ora
ton, denoting the highest rank or first part,
Grafton second part, and Dissertation third
part:
ENGLISH oRATIoNs.
William Wilmington Mayo, Hodgdon
George Edwin Murray, Lebanon.
Charles Franklin Warner, Hallowel
Will Hartwell Lyford, Chicago, Ill.
Willis Albert Joy, Ellsworth.
James Geddes, San Francisco Cal.
Lizzie Matthews, Waterville.
Charles Edison Owen, Greene
oRATIoNs.
Justin Adler Walling Machias.
Hannibal Emery Hamin Bangor.
Everett Flood, Clinton,
William Emery Morang, Eastport.
Charles Stanwood Lemont, Bath.
Edwin Cary Whittemore, Dexter.
Hattie Emily Briton, Winsow.
George Merriam Danbury, n. II.
DISSERTATIONS.
Nathan Hunt, North Sctuate, Mass.
Charles Edwin Conant, Freeport
Allen Pelatiah Soule, Waterville.
Diplomas were then presented and awards of
the junior prize defamation made, which were
as follows:
First prize to j. Mcdonald.
Second to j. E. Trask.
L. M. Mason and H. R. Chaplin received
honorable mention.
Adjournment was then made to the college
chapel, where the annual dinner was served.
Rev. DIR. Smith of Boston, asked blessing.
After dinner remarks were made by President
Robinson, Gov. Garcelon, Rev. G. w. Samp-
son, ID. D., Senator Hamlin, Hon. j. Warren
Merrill and others. Appropriate and touching
illusions were made to Colbys greatest bene-
factor, the late Gardner Colby, ESQ.
The concert and dance took place this eve
ming at the town hall.
President Robins gave the annual reception
at his residence Immediately after the concert.
Among the distinguished visitors present to-
day were Gov. Garcelon, Ex-Gov Coburn,
Senator Hamlin, Hon. J. H. Drummond and
Hon. Percival Bonney of Portland, Hon. j.
Warner Merrill, Prof. G. E. Hamlin of
Cambridge, Mass. Prof I'll. Stearns, d. D.,
and Prof. Gould of Newton Centre, Mass.
AT meeting of the board of trustees COM
mittee was appointed to take into considera-
tion the matter of some suitable memorial for
the late Gardner Colby.
Mr.. G.. r. Colby of New York was elected
trustee in place of Gardner Colby deceased,
and B. p. Sturtevant of Jamaica Plain was
elected trustee in place of Geo. H. Pillsbury
resigned.
The honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity
was conferred upon Rev. A. X. P. Small of
Fall River.
The honorary degree of Master of Arts was
conferred upon Albert A. Ford of st. George
and Howard Owen of Augusta.
The degree of Master Of Arts was also con-
ferred out of course upon w. B. Matthews and
Josiah o. Tilton, and in course upon f. V.
Chase, A. w. Small and E. G. Melency.