The Portland daily press., 1890-06-27
DEGREES CONFERRED.
Speaker Reed and Judge Webb Hon
ored by RoWdoin.

ored by Rowdoin.
BRUNSWICK, June 26.-The graduating ex-
ercises at Bowdoin College occurred this
forenoon with the following programme:
EXERCISES FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
ARTS.
Reform in Taxation, with Latin salutatory,
Warren Rufus Smith.
Permanent Elements in Christianity, wilmot
Present Tendencies of Individualism, *Albert
Sidney Ridley.
our Duty to the Indian, George Franklin Free
man.
The Reduced Power of the Executive, Frank
Emory bennett.
The Injustice of Protection, Walter Reid Hunt.
Crime in Its Relation to Society, George Wesley
Blanchard.
The Law of Habit, *Walter Irving Weeks.
The Future of the Negro, Henry Harmon Hast
The College Woman, Rival or Co-worker?
George Brinton Chandler.
EXERCISES FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF
ARTS.
The American College and the University, *Mr.
Valedlctory in Latin, +Mr. Charles Jaques
Goodwin.
Excused.
HONORARY APPOINTMENTS.
Salutatory-Warren r. Smith, Litchield Cor
ner.
English Orations-George W. Blanchard, Lew
Il.
Freeman, Everett, Mass; Henry II. Hastings.
Bethel Walter r. Hunt, Bangor; Albert S. Rid
ley, Lewiston; Walter l. Weeks, Wakefield, N. Ii.
der, Richmond; Edgar f. Conant, Lewiston; Will
liam II; Greeley, New Gloucester; Frank P.
Literary Dispositions Walter E. Cummings,
Hartland; William W. Hubbard, Bangor; Charles
L. Hutchinson, Portland; Wilmot b. Mitchell,
+. Spnney, Brunswick; Aretas L. Stearns, QIin-
cy; Fla. Harry q; Wingate, Bangor.
DissquisiItioSns-Percy W; Brooks, Augusta; Ed
dleton, Belfast; Herbert G. Royal, Auburn +;
Thomas Q. Spillane, Lewiston; Victor v. Thomp-
son, Friendship; George A. Tolman, Portland ;
Oliver w Turner, Augusta; Henry W. Webb,
Discussions J. Allen, Alfred; Ernest L.
Bartlett, East Dixmont; William I. Dunn, Jr.,
North Yarmouth; Gilbert b. Littlefeld, Bidde-
ford; George b: Sears, Danyers, Mass; Arthur
V. Smith, marlborough, Mass.
Honors in Constitutional History-Frank En-
cry bennett
The board of trustees and overseers ac-
complisbed the following business today:
Albert w. T0lman was elected instructor
in rhetoric and elocution for three years.
Frank N. Whittier was elected director
Of the gymnasium for three years.
Ernest NJ. Pease was elected Winkley
professor of the Latin language and litera-
ture for three years.
Frank P. Moore was appointed assistant
in chemistry.
Frank e. Woodruff was elected professor
of the Greek language and literature and
Collins professor of natural and revealed re-
ligion.
Stephen j. Young was reelected treasurer
| for three years
President Hyde was reelected.
~. ~. collins Wells was elected professor of
history and political science.
| guage.
| votes Of thanks were extended to the
nelrS OF the late DR.. L. j. w. Fray, DR..
Frederick Henry Gerrish, Rev, Elias Bond,
Mrs. Charlotte A. Sibley for gifts to the
The degree of B. A. was conferred upon
William I; Martin of the class of 1880. The
honorary degree OF LII. ID. was conferred
upon Hon. Thomas b. Reed and Hon.
| Nathan Webb of Portland. The honorary
| degree of ID. ID. was conferred upon Rev.
| Elias Bond '37, Rev. Joshua Young '45. Rev
| Henry Leland Chapman '66. The honorary
| degree of A. M. was conferred upon Rev
| Frederick s. Root of Auburn.
The resignation of Prof. Chas. II. Smitl
| was accepted and resolutions acknoWledg
| ing his services were passed.
| The Gilman commencement prize wa.
| awarded to WilmOt B. Mitchell of Freeport
Me.
At meeting of the alumni, a committeC
| consisting of w. A. Goodwin '43, Rev. e. C
| Cummings '53, Hon. j. w. Symonds go, wa
| appointed to award the Pray prize for En-
| glish literature recently offered by Thoma
j. w. Pray, M. d., IA.
Between five and six hundred alumni wer
| present at the alumni dinner this afternoon
President Hyde presided. He spoke Of tn
! college, its growth and increasing prOsperi
| ty. Hon. W. w. Virgin, Hon. j. W. Brad
bury, Rev. E. G. Parsons, Rev. Elijah Kel