The Portland daily press., 1883-06-28

appeared to be merely personal preference for
names borne thereon, and but p moderate
amount OF scratching was done. The success
full candidates announced this evening were as
follows: Francis NJ. Weld class of 80; Sole
mon Lincoln, '57; Andrew p Peabody, '26;
Williams Q, Endicott AZ and Phillips Brooks
Brooks name was not on the regular list OF
candidates, but he was elected by $40 votes
Weld was on all the tickets and received b4l
votes
After the exercises at the theatre Governor
Butler and staff were entertained at the house
OF President-Eliot until LID, when the process
sion of alumni marched to Memorial Hall,
where commencement dinner was served.
Hon. Joseph IL. Choate OF New York presided
and made the opening address, which though
at times extremely tfacetious, was scholarly
effort and drew forth many demonstrations OF
approval
President Eliot was the next speaker in re-
sponse 10 "Our beloved Alma Mata." During
the year gift from Geo. d. Dorr has been
received, which has netted $4,000, its In
come TO be used at the discretion OF the curpo-
ration. A fund OF 100000 has been raised by
subscription, the income of which goes from
year TO year TO increase the salary OF the presi-
dent of Harvard. This, he thought should
stimulate the alumni to take action looking TO
the increase Of the salaries of the teachers in
the university. He referred, in fitting terms,
to the personal memorials (busts) of Gen. Bart
lett and Emerson, placed in Memorial Hall to-
y
OF Massachusetts, to Harvard.
Gov. Butler was next introduced by Mr..
Choate, as follows:
Brethren:-I now give you sentiment
which for more than two centuries has been
received in Harvard with unconditional loyai-
~, .'rhe Commonwealth Of Massachusetts =
aud l call upon His Exoelency, the Gov rnog,
to respond, and bespeak for him your careful
attention. Applause aud cheers; as the Gov
ernor arose the applause continued aud was
han Hh..
to his great misfortune he could not address
the company as "hrethren OF the alumni"
What little education he got was in far hum
bier Institution. His earliest recollection of
Harvard was in 1884, when he came down to
see commencement and turned home saddened
and almost friendless, feeling deeply his ina
bitty to crafty the wish that he might be one
OF those Just entering a college course He
had sent his son there, however. But why
does Massachusetts,, in the halls of
Harvard call for anybody to speak for
her? She speaks for herself as regards her old
est and favorite child always. (Applause J
Your President has shown he is not unmindfni
as you are not OF the gifts in money and
benefactions of the commonwealth but he will
pardon me il say that these are among the
least Of the benefits that the commonwealth
has given this university. One OF the best and
first gifts has been her children whom she has
sent here for education, that have made you
and the commonwealth famous throughout the
country. (Applause and cheers) More. She
gave what is still more valuable, a recognition
and compliment never paid by any other state
to any other lninstltution OF learning. She
made you place in her laws under her consti-
tuition.
The Governor then detailed the advantages
and protection secured to Harvard under the
state constitution and traced from its foundg-
tlon the course OF the college 10 meeting the
educational wants of the advancing age. The
world, he said, 10 ceasing to need so much OF a
given kind OF teaching as was needed when
your ollege was founded. Ithas become prac
tieal, worldly il you please, and you must fol.
low that. See to it that the chemist,
engineer, mechanic can learn here all that
can fit him to carry on the world, because by
those hereafter the world will be carried on.
How near and dear to the heart of Massachu-
sets must Harvard have been when in 1920 it
not only was relieved of taxes but every pro-
lessor and student similarly was relieved II
the college has swung away in any degree from
the affections of the people, swing her back,
popularize her, bring her down to the people
and the people up to her, and make her what
she was at the beginning of the century. Zap
plauEe.
After dwelling upon the benefits the State
receives from the university, Gov Butler made
the only reference of the day TO the refusal of
the overseers to confer the honorary LID.
upon him. He said:-Allusion has been made
to the fact that men of Harvard we're among
the tirst that eDt-t0 the war of the rebellion,
Yes, know That, nobody knows that better
tnan do, and Harvard has done one thing to-
day which, If felt after the kind reception
you have given me, thought of nnkind-
ness towards her would wipe it all away Tire
mendoGS applause and cheers) Forty wears
ago | entered the military service OF Massa-
ehusetts. Soon after became an officer of a
regiment of Massachusetts militia The
officers of that regiment thought one of the
best officers possible in a regiment was pious,
Bind hearted energ getic, brave ma for chaplain.
Snch "A chaplain was found ia the Sixkh
Regiment OF Massachusetts militia. That reg
iment was one of the first to march because Ii
was first ready and il met baptism of
fire and blood at Baltimore. In that regiment
was Rev. MI Babbidge, its chaplain, on whom
your college has this day conferred the well
won and deserved degree OF Doctor of Diyini-
ty. (Applause and three cheers for Babbidge
given, that gentleman rising and bowling in re-
sponse.) The Governor closed his address with
a warm tribute to the Harvard men who took
part in the war. They received in the army
the commentator given by the highest Eu-
glish military authorities to the famous light
brigade-"A little too we'll dressed, but the
rascals will fight" (Applause.)
Rev. George q. Ellis, d. ID, LID, followed
speaking for the class of "a.
Col. Henry Lee was the next speaker, and
the exercises closed with an address by ex-
Lieutsnant Governor Dorsheimer OF New
York.
New HAVEN, CT, June 27.--Commencement
day at Yale to-day. Gov. Waller was present
Degree A. B. conferred on every membe.
OF the graduating class numbering I49 The
following are honorary degrees; DID Bishop
Williams of the diocese OF Connecticut, Rev
Alex Twombly, class "a, Boston; LII. ID.
Senator Thomas f. Bayard, Delaware,
Justice Woods, class 40, o. S. Supreme Court,
Geo. Shires, So, Pttsburg, Pa; NJ. A, Gov.
Thomas Waller, Geo w. Gable, New Orleans,
Prof. Henry b. Sands, N. D., New York
Commencement Day at Amherst
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, June 27.-A large
crowd attended the closing exercises OF com-
mencement week at Amherst today After
the presentation of diplomas by President
SeelYe the following honorary degrees were
conferred: Benz. L. Swan, A. B., hoaoris
cdusa) REV. Henry e. Jewet, a. NJ. Rev. Gee.
Harris OF Andover, ID. D VIM. Allen OF
the Massachusetts Supreme Court, LII. ID.
GOTTTH a EPTHA