The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-07-02
Maine Matters.
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE STATE


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NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE STATE.
BOWDOIN COLLEGE.
BRUNSWICK. June a. The Phi Beta Kappa
Society held its annual meeting this morni ng.
The following officers Were elected for the en-
suing year: President. Hon. j. W. Symonds :;
Vice President Rev. L. &. Cummings; Secre-
tary and Treasurer, Professor +. e. Robinson ;
Literary Committee, Prof. II. l.. Chapman
Prof. j. b. Sewall, Hon. W. l.. Putnam, Rev. Z.
n. Packard, Hon. Daniel c. Linscott In the
absence of the President, Edward ?. Loring of
tltchburg. Mass. presided. and Edward p.
Lorlng, '6l, VIM. h. Spear, 20. and Prof. Geo.
L; Little. -, We're appointed delegates to the
I'm Beta Kappa convention, which meets at
Saratoga next September. Eleven of the grad
uating class We're elected TO the society class as
follows: +. W. Alexander. b. Bartlett, w. X.
Butler, T. W. Davis, w. Donnel, +. n. Whit
tier, L. d. Folsom, j. f. Libby. j. A. Psters,
NJ. ii. Pennington. c. II. FAIR. The graduating
class numbers twentv-eight The following de-
grees were conferred out of course D. D..
Rev. Sylvester Burnham; LII. d., Chief JUS
tice John A. Peters; Ii. D., Associate Justice
ChAs. w. Walton; Phi. D., James A. Burns.
~: A b., VIM. Baker, A., deceased. A. b.,
Philip q. Brown, II; A NJ. DR.. Z. H. Ingalls,,
-. Both boards unanimously elected Rev. W =.
ID. Hyde of Paterson, \. j.. president and pro-
lessor OF philosophy. 1t was voted to take
$4,000 for gymnasium from the permanent
fund of the college. provided $1,000 more can be
raised by subscription.
COMMENCEMENT WEEK AT COLBY.
SUNDAY, June Is. Baccalaureatt Sermon by
the President, at 80 j. NJ. at the Baptist
Church. Annual Boardman Sermon before the
Young Mems Christian Association. by Rev. O.
I. Clifford, of Boston. at 10 p. NJ. Monday.
lVy-day Exercises of the Junior Class at 80
p. NJ. on the Campus. Junior Exhibition at
40 at the church. Meeting of the Board of
lSf At lin I.li a
day. Class-Day Exercises at 1913 A. NJ. at The
church: at ) z. NJ. on the Campus. Annual
Meeting of the Alumni Association at Alumni
Hall at p NJ Memorial Address ON EX-Gov.
Coburn by Col. L. A. Smith, (cass of 1862, of
boston, al the Chapel. at 30 z. NJ. Anuiver-
sary Grafton by Hon. Thos. b. Reed NJ. C.. of
Portland; Poem by Mrs. Frances L.. Mace of
Bangor read by Rev. A. X. 7. Small. u. d., at
the church. at 40 p. NJ. We inesday. Com
mencement Day. Exercises OF the graduating
Class and Confcrring of Degrees, at the church
at 1870 A. NJ The procession formed at Me
mortal Hail at 10. Commencement Dinner at
Alumni Ha Al I 7. NJ. Library and Cabinet
open 10 visitors from to !. Presidents Re
ception in The evening. "Wednesday evening.
Merchant Of y enice," at Town Hall.
MAINE STATE COLLEGE.
ORONO. Junr .. Gen. Il. b. Shepherd of
SkON hogan. succeeds the late GOV. Coburn as
trustee of he Stale College. The annual meet
ing OF the Alumni occurred Yesterday after
noon, quite a iarge number of members being
present. The following officers were elected
Professor. Il. II. lIamln. Drono; President,
Prof. " alter BHleniine. Oronu; Secretary. Prof.
{. II. Benjamin. Orono. They chose commit
lee to AT once have the organization incorpor-
ated under The laws. Today occurred the eX-
animation If candidates for admission to the
colleges, and class day exercises al , p. IN.
Class day exercises ended the commencement
his afternoon \ large audience Wa, in atten-
and everything ma >t-t ct n an Cyt4llanf