The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-07-03


HoNoRs IN GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP.
First Part-Nellie Amanda Bragg. Lincolnyille:
Edwin Palmer Burtt, Buxton Centre; William
kimball Clement, Brandon, Vermont; John Err
nest Cummings, Saeo; Susan Amelia Curtis Kenne-
bunk; Charles Sumner Estes, Sanford; Mary Au-
gusta Gould, Portland; John Conant Keith, Water
vile, Henry Kingman, Boston; Smaller Matthews,
Portland; Thomas Packard Putnam, Dexter
Second Part-He franklin Dexter, Boston;
Francis Mitchell Donnell Houltoa; Edward Frank
lin Robinson, South Windham; Edward Everett
stevens, Oakland; Alfred Giving Thayer Haver-
hill Mass; Benjamin Francis Turner Cambridge
Third Part-John Lincoln bearing Lisbon Falls;
Dudley, East Vassalboro; Walter Crane Emerson.
Oakland; Herbert Mayhem Lord, Rockland; Ezra
Lemar McIntire, Chicago, ILL.,; Rufus Moulton,
The following honorary degrees were conferred
A. NJ on DR.. Frederick G. Thayer of Wateryile
and Prof. 2. ii. Barslin of Vassar College. LID
on Hon. John A. Peters of Bangor, and Prof o. c.
Gray OF Fayetteville, Arkansas. DID,, on Prof
Andrews of Brown University, and Rev A. r.
Crane, of Winthrop, Me.
From the report of Treasurer Bonney it appears
lows:
The net assets now amount to $277, 543.O5. This
sum includes $4,000 recently received from the
estate of Gardner Colby. There is now due from
the Colby estate $4,000, the balance of the lega-
cy, which will increase the net assets to 1927 3d.
%. For several years there has been an exces of
expense over income. This has been made up from
Se specla, hund winch was raised in anticipation of
ol39 in 1888, $7.783.97; in 1884, $5.627.Il.
Inc estimated expense for 1884 is $25, 1872 and
the estimated income is $26,65
The amount received from term bills during the
past year was 81 532.54. The expenses of the uni
yerslty for the year were $23 SOFAS. AS the cata
logue reports III students in attendance the cost
for each student during the past year was S2O3 48
During the past year, in addition to the $4,000
rceVed from the executors of the estate of Gardner
Colby, the treasul er has received SI II506 on ac
count of the legacy provided flor in the residuary
clause OF the will OF the late Cotton Brown of San
gervlile; Hon. g. ". Kingley of Cambridge, Mass,
has paid $1,000 to found scholarship the income
10 De used, as far as may be, ito assist poor young
men VINO are seeking an education with the pur-
pose OF becoming Baptist minister's" Hon. a. War
rem Merrill has also psid $500 to provide for the
Merrill prize of $l25, awarded to Woodman Brad
pared for college.
The commencement dinner took place in alumni
nali az O'Clock p M, and was an elaborate affair.
Professors Pepper, Caldwell and Fernald made
after dinner speeches. Hon. j. G. Blaine being
called on perfect uproar of applause ensued last.
ing Ior nve minutes and subsiding only to be re-
newed until finally nearly every one in the hall
rose spontaneously and three cheers were given
mr. Blaine seemed to feel deeply this demo nstra-
ton, anu said in substance:
MIR. Blaine's Speech.
am deeply indebted to you for the welcome
you have given me. Thirty years ago first came
to this college to commencement, and have since
since been present from time to time. L have
watched closely the crowds assembled here and
Lave noted the hearty and healthy growth of Colby
not surpassed by any college in New England. L
miss from this gathering your friend and my friend
ADner Coburn. Mr.. Blaine then paid a tender and
touching tribute to Mr.. Coburn as friend and adj
WISER IN past years and as benefactor not only of
Colby but Of many meritorious objects, emitting
him TO be called phianthropic. He said he had not
heretofore been in favor co-education, but the
evidence of the past few days had more than
haH convinced him of its wisdom. He then con-
graduated the board of trustees on the weight of
the increased care placed them by enlargement
OF Colbys usefulness and power.
Mr. Blaine returned to Augusta on the Flying
Yankee"
The Junior prizes were awarded as follows: list,
to W. H. Snyder; I'd. to f. j. Snow. The Senior
prize for excellence in composition, was awarded
TO Smaller Matthews of Portland The proposed
enlargement OF Coburn Hall and the division of the
department. of natural Sciences has been referred to
acommittee Such action will soon result in CIV
ing one more professor and assistant to the depart
ment. A committee also has in charge the matter
OF procuring marble bust of the late Gardiner
Colby to be placed in Memorial Hall; also a marble
Institute
Beyond the reelection of members of the board
no further action was taken by the trustees. re-
cepton and concert closed the days exercises No
more interesting exercises have been held here for
years.