Daily Kennebec journal., 1880-07-02

CsAanense.ens Week q iAe ss.se Csileee
OrUDs.
The commencement exercises Of the grad
uating class took place at the Town Hall
Orono, Wednesday forenoon in the presence O
large audience which quite filed the hall.
There we're present, His Excellency Gov.
DAVIS. with members Of the Executive
Council. Senator Hamlin. Secretary Of State
Chadbourne; Supt- Of Schools. Luce; Rev.
DR.. Allen. the former President of the Col.
iege, nearly all the Board of Trustees of the
College. and a large number of the friends
Of the graduating and other classes. Choice
music for the occasion was furnished by An
drews' orchestra of that place. At 9 80 an
eloquent prayer was offered BY ex-President
Allen. and the speaking commenced in ac-
eordance with the
0RDEa OF EXERCISES
Music Prayer. Music
l-Agriculfure the Bash OF Prosperity,
Fred Burton Elliot, Bowdoin
2-Forgotton Brave Men.
Charles Truman Pease. Bridgton
Annie Amelia Mathews, saltwater
-four New lndusty.
Albert Hinckley Brown. Oidto~ =
5-Internafional Arbitration,
james Frank Purington. Bowdoin
Marcia Davis. Saltwater
George William Luikin. North Yarmouth
Music.
s-Industrial Education,
Franklin Robert Paiten, Hampden
9-Co Co-educaiioB.
1O-The Story of Nature
Frank Albert Mansfield, Camden
Nuic.
lI-Spectrum Analysis.
Charles Wilbur Fernald, south Levant
i2-science and Literature.
Fred Widen Fiekett. Etna
ia Plea for Small Colleges,
Horace Wood Atwood, No. Orange. Mass
James Monroe Bartlett, Litchfield
Music.
Conferring Degrees. Awarding Prizes
Nos. and IA were excused, the latter hav-
ing been confined to his bed for the last two
weeks with severe sickness. All the parts
were well spoken and well received by the
audience; No. 10 and l2 being specially APP
plauded. At the close the speaking three
degrees were conferred upon the graduating
class. Gov. Davis prefacing the delivery of
the diplomas with brief but neat speech.
The degree of b. S., was conferred upon
Messrs. Elliot Pease, Brown Purington.
Mansfield, Fernald, Fikett, Atwood and
Bartlett, and upon Misses Mathews, Davis
and Harrington; and that of b. c. E., upon
Messrs. Lufkin and Patten.
Announcement of the prizes awarded was
made by President Fernald, as follows: To
Charles Swan Bickford, of Belfast. Of the
Sophomore class, for excellence in declama-
ton, with honorable mention of Alonzo Hurd
of Browhfield, the committee of award being
Messrs. Battles, Boothby and Mrs. Fernald
To Frank Swan Wade, of Athens. of the
Junior Glass, for excellence i'm composition,
ted, of this city, and Lorin Thompson. of
Ashland, the committee consisting of Mcssrs.
F. ii. Appleton, b. II. Mace and Judge God
frey of this city.
At one O'Clock the commencement dinner
was served at the Orono House, J. II. Mayo,
after which upon the call of the
President, Gov. Davis responded in an excel
lent speech. Ex-President Allen, Senator
Hamlin. Superintendent of Schools Luce,
Messrs. Wilson and Hinckley of the council,
and Messrs. Hume, of Massachusetts, and
Mathews of AroOstook, also responded in
most fitting terms as they were severally
called upon.
In the evening the Commencement Con-
cert was given in the town Hall.
Glass Day exercises will take place to-day
at o'clock p. M.-Bangor Whig July I.