The Portland daily press., 1883-06-29
NEW HAMPSHIRE.

Commencement Day at Dartmouth.
| HANOVER, June 28.--The exercises on Dart
mouths 18th annual commencement day op-
| ened at 80 this forenoon with q meeting OF the
alumni In the college chapel At 10 o'clock
| procession was formed from Dartmouth Hall
| under the direction OF Hon. Frank A. Spencer
| OF Cleveland, Ohio, class '63, as marshal and
| marched TO the college church where the usual
| programme was carried out. AT the eonclu-
| sion OF the literary exercises President Bartlett
| conferred the degree OF master OF arts upon u
! graduates and the degree OF bachelor OF
| science upon eight graduates OF the Chandler
| scientific school.
| After class exercises in the church the pro-
cession marched to Bissell Hall where the
| alumni dinner was spread. After dinner
| President said he would turn the gentlemen
| present over to the tender mercies OF John
| Wentworth as presiding officer Mr. Went
worth was greeted with applause He arose
and said;
This is the place long have sought,
And mourned because found 1t not.
| He said President Bartlett was his class
| mate. Both wanted TO be president OF some
thing. They finally compromised and now Mr..
BARTLETT was president of everything inside the
| college and he was president OF everything out
side. No college In the land had ever had
| present at any one anniversary representatives
| of 58 classes as Dartmouth has this year.
| He then introduced Gov. Hale who alluded
| to the debt of gratitude the State owed Dart
materially aid the institution.
President Bartlett being called upon said ON
behalf of the alumni he thanked the Governor
for his many recommendations made to the
Legislature In the interest of Dartmouth, After
referring to the invaluable services the college
he'd rendered to New Hampshire he said II
they would know the present condition OF the
institution they should simply look around.
Look at our faculty. IL was never so strong as
to-day; at our finances and our classes.
Mr. WautV0fth than tntrOduG9d Hon Hiram
Hitchcock Of New York, member OF the board
OF trustees
Interesting speeches were made by Hon. e.
A. Rollins of Philadelphia, Rev. DR.. Q. ID.
Barrows of San Francisco.
The following honorary degrees were con-
ferred:
Ii. D.-Hon. Jeremiah Smith, Dover, N.
H.; Hon. Lincoln Brigham, Chies Jdstice Of
the Superior Court of Massachusetts, aud Hon.
Austin Adams, Chief Justice Of the Superior
Court of Iowa.
Masler of Arts-Gov. Samuel w. Hale, Hon.
James I. Riggs, Manchester; Hon. Joseph b.
Walker Concord Hon. John w. Sanborn OF
Botavia, N. Y; OAen G., Ciliey. M. D., of
Isaac w. Hammond OF Concord; HenrG N.
Martin of Boston; lJoseph S. Cogswtll Of
Windham; Levi G. Hill, M. D., of Dover;
james w Webster Of Maiden, Mass:
ID. D.-.Rev. O. D. Barrows, San Faaneisco
Rev H. K. Strong, Boston
Doctor Of Musc-Henry X. Oliver, Boston.
At a recent meeting of the board of trustees
of Dartmouth College communication was re-
ceived from Hon. e. A. Rollins OF Phiadel-
phia, Of which the following is the essentisl
part:
"Gentlemen - Having for some time consid
cred the needs of the college and being desir-
GUS to relieve them, / hereby promise to pay
the treasurer OF the college the sum of $4,000
TO be expended in the erection OF chapel on a
lot nofth of Wentworth Hall. This promise /
make on the following express conditions:
First. That in addition to the sum now paid
him there be paid DIR. Edwin ID. Sanborn
nually $500 during his natural life.
Second. That 100000 should be first obtain
ed in actual bona fide subscriptions on or be-
fore Jan. list, 1884, for the immediate erection
OF fire proof library building for the use of
the college"
The trustees passed the following resolution
the generous offer Of E. A. Rollins, and will
use their utmost endeavors to comply with the
conditions attached to it.
The exercises of the week closed tonight
with reception by the graduating class.
Legislative Proceedings.
CONCORD, June 2S.-In the Honse this after
noon the following passed y; A Joint resolution
appropriating 5000 fur The New Hampshire
Veteran Association increasing salaries Judge
and Register of Probate of Rock ngham county;
Incorporating Plymouth Savings Bank.
Notices we're given of bills TO increase salar-
les offJudge andiRegister oiIProbats oftHilston
county; to prevent fraudulent divorces; to
amend the charter Of the City of Dover.