The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-07-14
DECENNIAL REUNION.
Bowdoin's Glass of '72 at the Preble
House.

The class of ~, Bowdoin College, celebrated
| its decennial anniversary, since graduation,
with supper and reunion at the Preble House,
| Wednesday evening. The members of the
| class present were Messrs o. w. Rogers, John
G. Abbott, Geo. M. ISeiders, Herbert M.Heath
G. NJ. Whitaker, j. B. Atwood DR.. George lei
Cummings. Lewis Spaulding and Herbert Har-
ris.
The following statistics were read by the
Secretary; Graduated, %; taught school at
ter graduation, 10; teaching at present, 2;
farming, 2; ministers 8; physicians, A; lawyers,
Z; editor, /; musician, 1; banker 1; in business,
| 4; unknown, 8. There are q married; one
McDowell-iied at college, and two-Capt.
| W. o. Hooper and Freeman A. Ricker-since
| graduation.
The class officers were present as follows:
| President-Rev. O. W. Rogers.
Vice observation-disclosures Harris.
Secretary-Dr. G. I'll. Cummings.
Toastmaster-Joh G. Abbott.
Letters were read from most of the absent
| ones.
Officers were elected for the ensuing five
| years as follows:
President-Herbert Harris.
Toastmaster-G. NJ. Whitaker.
Secretary-G. III. Cummings.
1t was voted to hold the next reunion in
1887.
After the enjoyment Of one of those splen-
did suppers the PEBBLE knows so well how to
supply, Ike POSTMASTER offered the following
toasts, which were responded to in speeches
brilliant.and sparkling with wit:
our dina Mater-She illumines theipast with
glory fills the present with honor, and gids the flu
lure with hope. May we always be as good to her
as she has been to US.
Herbert Harris, Boston.
The Glass Of '72 First in wal, first in peace and
last in the hearts oftthe faculty.
G. M. Whitaker, Southbridge, Mass.
Our BGbies-Helpless and yet omnipotent
G. Nj. Soldiers, Portland.
Our Bachelors-Tso modest to WOO, without cour
age to wed, lonely they wander across the sandy
desert of life. By the wayside no flower blooms,
and they know neither the odor Of the rose nor the
prickle of the thorn.
Silence fell upon all.
our Departed Classmates Hooker and Kicker.
In the morning of life death touched their eyelids
and they fell asleep. They no more hear us.
We no more see them. The grave may keep their
dust. Silence may seal their lips, but our hearts
will keep warm their love, our memories their
Deeds and our lips the praise of these two noble,
true and manly men,
Herbert M. Heath, Augusta.
Our College Dags-If you ask the brightest pic
"our college days.
j. M. Seiders
Phi Chi-Folded are all our banners, silent are
all our drums, hushed are all our horns But may
her music never die away on the banks of the sill
very Androscoggin.
Ell. M. Heath, Augusta.
The Clergy-When God created the world He said
will leave nothing unfinished in all My work ex-
cept man. And man alone was left unfinished mt and
incomplete. But God said therefore will give him
immortality and he shall have a whole eternity in
which to develop himself. And God said while he
wanders on the earth will give him ministers OF
light and Immediately the ministers covered the
earth.
Q. w. Rogers, Bridgton.
The Physicians-They always bring US iAto the
World, and they often help us to get out OF it.
G. Il. Cummings, Portland
The Polstic;ans-Our country cannot exist with
out them, and can barely exist with them.
Herbert M. Heath, Augusta.
The Prcss-n the sun spreads light the. press
spreads truth-and some lies. But the lie dies and
the truth lives.
G. M. Whitaker, Southbridge, Mass.
A vote of thanks was rendered Mr.. Gibson,
Mr. Coleman and assistants, for their polite at
tentions and excellent supper.
The Maine Central Saturday Excursion.
The Maine Central Railroad Company are
now advertising some very low rates for Satur-
day excursions to any point on their line. The
road runs through the most beautiful part of
Maine. affording some of the finest scenery in
the country The Boston Herald says: (
In the Maine Central system there are BOB
miles of railroad. and these form the APP
proaches to every point of distinction In the
down-east country. The Mo0sehead and
Raageley lakes region, Aroostook, Fhllips,
Pennington, Skowhegan, Dexter, these ana
MANY other names and titles associated with
entrances to sections and localities known
wherever books and newspapers are found, are
thew not all part and parcel OF TINS railroad
system? In this northerly state OF Maine the
nights are cool and restful, and the summer
air is tempered by the ever moving waters Q,
countless running streams, big and little, and
the evaporations from an immense ana I'M
measurable water surface-not OF stagnant
boys and swamps and lagoons, but OF lmplo
brooks and rivers, and clearest lakes ana
ponds, while old ocean rolls its surf along 24o
miles fof the coast lines of the state. The
scenery of Maine is dotted, not with squalid
homesteads of grim poverty and dlsUress,
tumbling-down farming establishments, Dlem,
ishing land disgrac1ng worn out or neglected.
lands, or towns indicative IN appesfalio o,,d
mixed population, in which the chief element
is the lowest-but with the fairest hamiets, the
Quletest and most peaceful OF villages anu
towns, in which educational institutions ana
the best results of the fullest CIVILIZATION, III
yite the traveller to investigate their sources OF
prosperity and apparent successful contest with
the demoralizng influences Of the c wor.ai
Through such country the Maine central
system permeates, and TO It's people minis
tiers. After the long and rigorous winter there
comes a summer to this region full OF Delights
and sbeauties, and recreative enjoyments and
influences. Drop down where one may In the
state he can hardly miss this order OF things;
while a little pains or inquiry bestowed upon
investigation Of the matter will convince hlm
not only that the Maine Central is em1nently
collection sof delightful summer routes, but
that jost the place he is seeking may be fonno
somewhere along its lines.