Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-06-26
MAINE COLLEGES,
Commencement Exercises Nov
Going on at All.
Graduation II Maine nsdical School
Bloomfield Academy Reunion.
Pfohibstionists Nominate Aaron Clark
OF Buxtoo, for Governor.

BeusswIcK, June 25.-Wednesday AZ
ternoon Rev. Raen Thomas ID. D., of
Brookline. Mass. gave most able and
scholarly sddress before the Alumni A1o-
cis.ion in Memorial Hall.
DIR. Thomas in opening. asserted tha,
the worth of a man to the society in which
be lives will be answered by the individual
To whom il is put, according to his individ-
Ha,ity, according To his view Of human na-
ture. its powers and possibilities. He
thought that there were no days when il
was OF more importance to have Intelligent
ideas on social worth than at present, be-
cause society, using the vord in its largest
sense. was less fred more fluid to-day than
it ever had been before. II was therefore
necessary to have . standard of social
worth. Every man must be estimated by
his worth in his relations. He wss more
OF less, according TO his influences on 9th
ers, human or disbolical according as he is
constructive or destructive.
DIR. Thomas continued that our ideas and
feelings in respect to social justice were
crude and unframed. The inst man."
says Cicero, lis he who not only Injuries no
one. but renders service to the common
good" We ourselves feel that Cicero was
right, and that any idea Of justice narrower
than his. 10 inadequate and unworthy the
humanity which is ours. That sense Of
dis.atisfsction. that feeling Of insecurity.
which beiorts TO our own time, arises, l
am inclined to think, from our general non
recognition Of that which Cicero enpha-
szed-tbat all the men and women who
bestow neither care nor labor upon any
thir & outside their own narrow family con-
Germs are socially unjust. and therefore
unworthy Of the respect Of all that is good
and worthy in society. There 10 too much
individualism, too much externalism. and
too much lawlcssness. IndividuAllsm 10
carrie to the point where it becomes in
justice. There 10 a whole nest of viper
Gus injustices in society, which no law
reaches, and which calls for the getting and
vigorous enforcement Of good laws. The
social worth Of q man. policy, or organiza-
ton, is never determined until you have
asked how does he gain, use and spend his
money. Does he corrupt himself and 9TH
ers with it? IL his use of il constructive
or destruetive2 In a word, 10 he of any
social wortha Is he a just man or man
unjust?
The annual meeting OF the Phi Beta fra
ternity was hold Wednesday. The follow
ing we're elected members Of the society
Homer Ellsworth Alexander, Richmond
George Wesley Blanchard. Lewiston;
Eiea- Frank Conant. Lewiston; Frank
Emory bennett, Brunswick; George Frank
lin Freeman. Everett. Mass. William
Horace Greeley, New Gloucester; Henry
Herman Hastings. Bethel; Walter Reid
Hunt. Bangor; Frank Purington Morse.
Brunswick; Albert Sidney Ridley. Lewis
ton; Frank Edward Simpson. Saco; War
ren Rufus Smith Litchaeld Corner; Walter
Irving Weeks, Wakefield, N. IL.
The following officers we're elected
Pres. ID. c. linscott, Esq, 81; Vice Pres
dent, Henry Ingalls,. II; Sec and Treas.
Prof +. c. Robinson. '73; Literary Com.
Hon. j, w. Symonds, Prof n l.. Chap
man, Galen c. Moses, Charles Fish. Hon.
Drville ID. Baker.
Hon. s. J. Young was reelected treas
urer for three years. A. W. Tolman was
elected instructor in Rhetoric and Elocu-
ton; +. N, w Wnittier, NJ. ID director Of the
Il. NJ. Pease. Winkley pro
fessor Of Latin and +. 4. Woodruff. pro-
fcssor Of Greek.
The foiowiog is the Commencement ex-
erciscs for Thursday