Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-07-13

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W. u NE most successfnl. ever held :
the College. The calcium light, :, e;,h..
emo o. NE dance platform rendered the d.nc,
hoor q light - day. Many beautiful co,
tomes were worn BY the ladies. and tho ..a,,
throusout the evening vas one Of ere., ~,
~ a large calcium light With reaecto
piaeed over the entrance doors Of Kips Chan
81 tnfev glare down the central path of IN.
campus. lntermission va NJ 1rp ~
Memoers Of the various fraternitie. o.. n;
vate spreads in their rooma. the erse,;o, !,
Cnicn we're ornamented With festoons ~
s,hinese lanterns. The dance order. ve,s
1saniIui specimens Of the statiouer'. -,
night 'e P.s' mo-
| SUITABLE REUNION OF THE Class OF az.
Inc class that graduated City wear. .go
mas nov eleven members living: nine N
.nem sttended the reunion Wednesday even.
ing at the hotel. The most remark able thing
aDoot the .iass, however. is the fact this,
n'"e OUT OF the eleven who are living are
| esisS men, aud most of them ornamen,
their names with the title Of Doctor of Divin.
| ry. They are all ray-haired. but fnlI ~
animation at the return of college f,;snd.
There will not be q more compleie rsun;o,,
| THIS year, and it is doubtful il there ever h..
or ever will be.
among the number present that morning
we're Rev. DIR. Samuel Harris. Rev. d.
fike OF Rowley, Mass, Rev. DR.. BENJAMIN
Iappan OF Norridgewock, Rev. DR.. E. a.
Parsons Of Derry, Mass. "
F" recipe to live long" says one of the
class, =" Be member of the class of .s2 and
. minister Of the Gospel"
4 he
reunion was held at 10 p. NJ.
The Phi BETA Cara
met In business session at Q A. NJ. Wednes-
DAY morning. The election Of officers was
as follows: President, Hon. Joseph w. Sy-
monds; Vice Pres. Ephraim L. Cummings !:
Sec. and Treas, Prof. +. G.. Robinson; Lit
erary Com, Prof. Henry L. Chapman, Prof.
lothian b. Sewell, Hon. sWm. l.. Putnam.
Rev. Edward N. Packard, Hon. Daniel Lin.
scott.
| resolution was presented and adopted
whereby more attention shall be paid to the
literary exercises Of Phi Beta Kappa The
Dill was presented at the meeting at Saratoga
IN September, 1882, and was then adopted by
seven chapters. The adoption of it by the
Bowdoin's chapter marks the eighth that has
adopted 1t. The details of the bill are in
relation to the particular methods to be taken
to ensure such an end.
The following members were enrolled as
members Of Phi Beta Kappa, at the close of
the bnsiners Geo. Colby burlington '7s !;
Henry Albert BascOm, SO: John Edward
Dinsmore; Edward Freeman Holden; Ed
ward Packard; William Abbott Perkins :;
Noah Brooks Kent Pettengill; Cbas Henry
Stetson; Geo. Benjamin Swan
The address before the
Phi BETA KAApA
was delivered ut memorial hall at 3 p. NJ.
| The line OF march was taken at g As by the
| alumni and members of the Phi Beta Kappa
The exercises were presided over by Hon.
Josiah Crosby, of Dexter, President of the
Phi Beta Kappa.
Rev. DIR. SMITHS ADDRESS
was one Of considerable length and the de-
cided feature Of the week. Prof. Smyth took
for his subject 1.-The Art of Thinking
THE BOARDS
met at $50 A. NJ. Wednesday, and continu-
| ed their sessions until 1890. There was a
! very full attendance in both the boards of
trustees and overseers. Voted to accept
President Chamberlain resignation. A
committee was called from the two boards to
meet for the s, lection of q successor to Pre-
sident Chamberlain.
The following committees was appointed :
From the trustees: Hon. Peleg w. Chand
| Ter, Boston; Rev. j. o. Fiske, Bath DR..
| Edwin B. Webb, Boston.
From the overseers Hon. VIM. L. Put
| nam, Portland; Prof j S. Sewall, Bangor;
Rev. Stephen Allen, ID. d.. Augusta; Hon.
Jos. w. SymOnds, Portland
| The boards voted to request President
Chamberlain to continue as lecturer in po-
/ itical sciences.
| Voted to accept the Fryeburg and Wash
| ington county academies As recognized fitting
schools for Bowdoin, under the conditions
drawn up between them and the committee
on fitting schools. The same proposition
was extended to Bethel and Foxcroft acade
mics.
George Thomas Little was elected college
professor of Greek and Latin for one wear.
George +. Atwood was elected assistant
professor of modern languages for one year
| The Board adjourned to 4.3O p, NJ.
! The committee tor selection of president
met at III 80. 1t is not likely that any de-
cision will be reached before lengthy consid-
Grafton. Rev. Egbert C.. Smyth is prominent
| " talked of, and seems to be the most &C.
ceptable to the boards. There is no one who
processes to know that he would accept, if
requested.
The matter of q successor to Gen. Cham
herlain is the one topic there.
The ALUMNI.
| met at IL A. NJ, in the Cleveland lecture
room, Prof. lothian b. Sewall presiding.
There was no election of officers, the same
organization holding its term of office for
three years in each case. The meeting ap-
pointed Prof. Everett of Harvard College
Melvin W. Fuller, Esq, of Chicago, and ).
l. Crosby, Esq, of Bangor. as a committee
to confer with the meeting Of the joint Com
mittee of the Alumni association of Boston,
New York. Washington, Bangor, Portland,
Esstport, the Boston Bowdoin club in rela-
ton TO the amendment to the charter IN
regard TO the method of election of overseers.
Adjourned.
| NoTEs.
The game OF base ball was called At III.
The Alumni gathered team consisting Of
Haygertv. W inship, W ilson, Payson +: Wright,
sanford, Watt, Payson H. Cobb. The game
VA. quite Observation-Disclosures the players
showed lack Of recent practice The score
~.s n to !, in favor of the College team.
| COMMENCEMENT WEEK.
Fx,pAY.-Examination for admission to
college.