Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-07-24

Commencement Exercises at Colby.
WArERvnLE, July %.
To-day was Commencement day at Colby
University. The exercises of the graduating
class began at eleven o'clock at tho Baptist
church. The weather was rainy and diss a.
greable throughout the day and the conse-
quence was that the crowd of visitors Yves not
AZ large rs usual, yet the church was filed
to its utmost capacity. The orations were
very interesting, and the speakers held the
close attention of the audience until one
o'clock Programme was as follows:
Music.
PRAYER.
MUSIC.
I. English oration-rhe Reign of Law
William Wilmington Mayo Hodgdon, Me.
Justin Adler walling, Machias, Me-
.Nathan Hunt, No scituate Mass.
4. Oration--Moral Law the Basis Of Civil Law,
Hannibal Emery iIainlin, Bangor, Me.
5. Dissertation,
'Charles Edward Conant, Frreport, Ne.
Il. Oration--M0ibid tnbelief
Everett Flood, Clinton, Me
:. Grafton Waiting TO Win,
William Emery Morang, Easlport, Ne.
5. Grafton,
tCharl.s Stanwood Lcmont, Bath, Ne
.. English oratIOn-Are We Nation?
George Edwin Murray, Lebanon, Me.
Edwin Curry whittermore, Dexter, Ne
IL. Dissertation,
'Allen pelatah soule, wateryile, Ne
II. Grafton,
Hattie Emily sritom, Winslow Ne
10. English Ora,ion-ihc Mission Of Doubt,
Charles Franklin Warner, Hallowell, Ne
MUSIC.
IA. English Oration-Character in Business,
Will Hariwel I.yiord, Chicago ILL.,
ID. English Grafton,
willis Albert Joy. Ellsworth, Me.
10. Grafton,
-George Merriam, Danbury, y. II.
l.. English OratiOn-The Phases of Fate,
James Ge'ides, san Francisco, Cal.
IL. English Grafton,
'Lzzie Mathews, Wateryille, Me.
10. English Oration-Mutual Dependence In Society,
Charles Edison Owen, Greene, Me.
MU>ic.
Comforting of Degrees.
B,ncdlcli0u.
Excused.
The diplomas were then presented,
and the awards of the Junior Prize Declama-
tions read which were as follows -
The first prize WAS awarded to J. r. Me-
Donald; second to J. f.. Trask. l.. VI. Ma
son and II. X. Chaplin received honorable
mention. Adjournment was then made to
the College chapel where the annual dinner
was served. Rev. DR.. Smith of Boston ask
ed the blessing. After dinner remarks were
made by President Robbins, Gov Garcelon,
Rev. &. W. Sam>on.D. d.. Senator lIamlin.
Hon. J. Warren Merrill and Others. APP
propriate and touching illusions were made
to Colby's greatest bencfactor, the late Gar
diner Colby. Esq.
\ concert and dance took place this even
ing at Town Hall. and President Robbins
gave a reception at his residence immediate
after the concert.
Among the distinguished visitors present
to-day were Gov. Garcclon, EY-Gov. CO.
burn, Hon. II. Hamlin, Hon. J. ii. Drum
mond, and Hon. Pcrcival Boncy of Portland.
Hon. J. Warren Morrill, and Prof c. f.
Iiamlin of Cambridge, Mass, Prof O. s.
Steams d.. ID. and Prof Gould of Newton
centre, Mass.
At a meeting of the board of Trustees a
committee was appointed to take into CON
sidsration thematter of some suitable memo
rial for the late Gardiner Colby. Gardiner
X. Colby Of New York was elected trustee in
place of Gardiner Colby, deceased, and b. p.
Sturtevant Of Jamaica Plain was elected trus-
tee in place of George II, Pillsbury, resigned
The Honorary de gree of Doctor of Divinity
was conferred upon Rev. A. X. i. Small of
Fall River. The honorary degree of Master
of Arts was conferred upon Albert A. Ford
of st. George and Howard Owen of Angus
Ia. Also conferred, out of course, upon W.
b. Matthews and Josiah O. Tlton, and in
course npon +. V. Chase, \. W. Small and
c. f. Meleney.