The Portland daily press., 1886-06-23

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literary merit. The Grafton was delivered
by j. G. Parker and the poem by j. II. Davis.
This afternoon the exercises under the
Thorndike oak occurred at o'clock with the
following programme:
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Music.
Prophecy ...;;;.:..........'',.G.M M. Norris
Parting address,. A. hhight
Smoking the pipe OF peace.
Singing the ode.
Cheering the halls.
Farewell.
The officers of the day:
President-C. W. Tuttle.
Marshal-W. w, Kilgore
Commttee-F. L. Smith, E. E. Rideout, |. w.
Horn.
The Library.
The following is an abstract of the college
librarians annual report:
The number of volumes now in the library
is 50, $780, exclusive of pamphlets which ex-
ceed eight thousand In these figures, based
upon actual enumeration, no. deduction Is
made for duplicates which probably number
more than five thousand. On the other hand
the library of the medical school, the senior
library and certain volumes in the chemical
laboratory are not included. The net in
crease for the veal, has been 393 volumes
and over 600 pamphlets. This is, nearly
double that of 1SS4-5 and exceeds the add.
tions of any previous year in the history OF
the library with two exceptions, In lSl2,
when the BeWdoin collection was received,
and 1880, when those of Athenean and Pun
cinian societies were given to the college.
Of the 1894 books added, 555 were bought by
the librarian at an average cost OF 80 $40
cents, 2S were bought by Prof. Smith from
the library fund of which he has the DIS
posal, 106 were obtained from binding
periodicals and the remainder, 7O7, were
donations. Two gifts which demand special
and most grateful mention are those Of over
800 volumes from the family of the late Prof
Packard and of 800 from the Rev. Elias
Bond of the class Of 1887. The character OF
paid would indicate for great majority OF
them were bought at auction. sales at much
less than one-half the publication prices
The total attendance in the library tor IL
months from July 1St, 1885, has been 7,Oo7, a
daily average of %. The total lumber OIL
volumes loaned during the same period has
been 3,S13. daily average of 13 1-3, including
vacation; SO per cent of the undergraduates
are borrowers of books and large proper
tiOn of them make constant and regular use
of the library for reference purposes.
At 8 o'clock this morning the college crew
rowed their first race for the season, their
opponents being the Dirigos of Portland.
The course was a mile and half straight
away against the tide.
The Bowdoins crossed the finish line with
powerful stroke, 43 to the minute, just as
the Dirigos, a quarter of mile down the
river, grounded on the sand bar The time
was minutes and Is seconds. 1t would
have been less had there been more Of a
contest.
Wednesday and Thursday the college crew
row with the Dirigos at Portland.
Tomorrow the dance ON the green will be
given by the graduating class.
Tomorrow occur the graduating exercises
of the medical school. DR.. Fem of Port
land will deliver an address in Medical Hall
at 8 a. m. AT 11.30 a. M, the Phi Beta Kappa
fraternity will hold an annual meeting at
Adams Hall and at 8 o'clock in the afternoon
the Inauguration of President Hyde will take
place in Memorial Hall.
Thursday is Commencement Day. The
following is the graduating class of 1886:
George s. Berry, Jr., Damariseotta.
Arthur r. Butler, Portland.
Charles A. ByraIa, Freeport.
Charles A. Davis, Portsmouth, N. ii.
John II. Davis, Bangor
Thomas w. Dixie, Bath
Harry r. Fling, Portland.
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Wallace w. Klgore, North Newry.
Allan p. Knight, Portland.
Amos A. Knowlton, Tamworth, N. FL.
George M. Norris, Monmouth.
John Clement Parker, East Lebanon.
Elmer E. Rideout, Cumberland.
Frederick L. Smith, WATERFORD.
William HI. Stackpole, Bowdoinham.
Herbert L. Taylor North Fairfield.
Levi Turner Jr., Somerville
Charles W. futile, Hancock, n. IL.
Walter V. Wentworth Roekland.
Cornish and Hutchins, who entered college
with this class, are dead, and Calderwocd
left in his Junior year
There was one omission made in the necrol-
ogy as published yesterday; the name OF
Henry William Harlow, who died at Port
land, Nov. 9, 1885.
Mr.. Fish, principal of the Brunswick High
School, has recently presented the college
with choice collection of insects neatly ar
ranged.
The dance on the green was held last eve
ming under the blaze Of electric lights. The
light costumes seen through the trees form
ed very wierd picture. The effect of which
was heightened by the strains of Grimmer' S
| music. The class of '36 we've entertained
| this afternoon 1t the Tontine Hotel by Mr.
| Cyrus Woodman of that class in honor Of
| their iftieth anniversary.