The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-07-10
BoWDoIN COLLEGE,
Commencement Notwithstanding of the
BOards-The Commencement Concert
Neurology.

Neurology.
Society held its annual meeting to-day Off,
GERS for the ensuing year were elected as fol-
lows
President-Hon. J. W. Symonds.
Vice President-Rev. e. @. Cummings
Secretary and Treasurer-Prof. f. G. Robin
son.
Literary Committee-Prof. J. B. Sewall,
Hon. w. l.. Putnam, ID. G. Linscott.
Rev. E. N. Packard and Dr. f. Fl. Gerrish
of the class of '66. and Prof. j. G. Stanton
class Sc, were elected to membership with
several other graduates.
A motion by DR.. Gerrish that it is the
opinion Of the Alumni Association that the
proposed change in the constitution of the
board of overseers in electing members of
that body by the alumni of the college should
be made was unanimously carried. 1t was
also voted that copy of that vote be sent to
the board of trustees and oYerseers.
The alumni with George Colby Purington,
class of 10, as marshal marched to Memorial
Hall where the annual address before the
alumni was given by Edward Everett Hale,
d. D., Of Boston. Mr.. Hale's address was
largely historical illustrating the part in which
the people in America take in practice in the
work of the administration. The address
closed by reference to Mr.. Blaine and the
services he has rendered to the country.
Meeting of the Boards.
The following are some of the items eff bust
ness transacted by the boards this forenoon:
The report of the finance committee was ac-
- II.
from which income was derived, to be $780,
535; the receipts of the year, $33,2S7 81, and
expenditures $33, OS5 %.
Hon. VIM. L. Putnam of Portland was APP
pointed a trustee, to fill vacancy existing in
that board
Change was made in the requirements fer
admission by substituting four books of
Caesars Commentaries for the Georges of
Virgil.
The request of the Maine Medical Associa-
tion that the location of the Medical School be
changed to Portland was referred to commit
tee consisting of Messrs. Bradbury, Appleton,
Goodenow, Waterman and Moses with in
structions to report at neSt commencement.
Sanskrit is to be offered as an elective during
senior year. The college is particularly for
tunate in having in the person of as Greek
professor one of the finest Sanskrit scholars in
the country, who will Of course have charge of
the Instruction in that language
The Commencement Concert.
The annual commencement concert which
for the last three years has been omitted was
resumed this year by the graduating class, and
although there was pouring rain large au
dience assembled in the new Brunswick town
hall where the concert was held, and listened
to one of the best concerts ever had in a com.
mencement week. The talent consisted of
Madame Amy Sherwin, soprano; Mr.. @. R.
Adams, tenor; Miss Carrie Wells, contralto;
Mr.. FL. L. Cornell, basso, and Grimmer's
orchestra of Portland The first part of the
programme was of miscellaneous character
and the second part consisted of the first and
second acts of Gounod's Faust. Madame
Sherwin and Mr.. Adams were received with
applause, and the concert was great success
Neurology.
The following is the neurology of the col
lege for the past year:
1823-Hiram Hayes Hobbs b. North Berwick
Jan: -, 1902; d. South Berwick March 8, 1884,
aged 80.
Iozo-UOnn IdylOr Gilman, D. Exeter, N. H.,
May 8. 1906; d. Portland, Jan. 49, 1884, aged rs
1872 james Samuel Rowe, b. Exeter N. H.
Oct. 81, 1907; d. Bangor, March %, 1884, aged n.
1827-John Hodgdon, b. Weare, N. H., Oct. 8,
SO.
1929 Harrison Otis Apthorp; b. Boston, Mass
June 2, 1909; d. Cambridge, Mass, Sept 18, 1888,
aged IA.
18z9-John Quimby Day, b. Portland, June "a,
1909; d. Portland, March 5, 1884, aged 70.
1830-James Merrill Cumming b. Boston, July
~, 1910; d. Portland July 20, 1888, aged IS.
l834-Amos Morrill,, b. Salisbury Mass, Aug.
20, 1919; d. Galveston, Texas, March, 1854, aged
1SS5-Thomas Newman Lord, b. Newburyport.
Mass, Aug 10, 1907; d. Oshkosh, Wis, March 20,
1854, aged n.
1836SJoseph Baker, b. Bloomfield, June 7, 1872;
d. Augusta, Nov. 20, 1888 aged II.
l8SS.S oo Titcomb, b. Farmington, Sept.
1838-Charles Copeland Hale, HallowelI b. Jan
1920; d. Boston, June 16, 1884. aged Ga
l839-Samuel johnson, b. jackson, Sept. 23,
1S4o-Ezra Abbott, b. jackson, April %, 1919;
d. Cambridge, Mass, March 81, 1884; aged SO.
6 l8Sa43-Joseph Dane, b. Kennebunk, Feb. IT,
1928; d. Kennebunk, March l6, 1884; aged 81.
1843-John Oliver Means b. Aug. /, 1922; d.
Boston, Dec. 8, 1888, aged 81.
1S53-Henry Richard Downs, b. Calais, Sept II
1882; d. Pressure Isle Oct. "a, 1888, aged 81.
1S55-Thomas Henry Clark, b. Bristol. Nov. Is,
1929; d. Aurora, H., Nov. u, 1888, aged 81.
1867-GustaVe Augustus Stanley b. Pennington,
June 15. 1882; d. Pensacola, Florida. Jan. 16,
18S8eDaniel Coffin Burleigh, b. sanbornton, N.
H. H. April g. 1884; d. Dresden, Sanory, Jan. 10,
l859eCharles Edwin Hilton, b. Bridgton, March
IL, 1890; d. Washington, d. c., Sept. IL, 1888;
aged So.
1859-Franklin Freeman Hutchins. b. Fryeburg,
Sept. 81, 1885; d. Fryeburg, Nov. 1, 1888; aged
186s-Jotham Franklin Clark, b. Wells, Oct
1S46; d. Portland, March IA, 1884, aged 81.
1872-John Getchell Abott, b. Windsor April
II, 1S48; d. Boston. April, 1884, aged SO.