The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-06-24
THEY SMOKED THE Pipe OF PEACE
How BoWdoin Seniors of 'eI OBJ
served Class Day Customs.
The New Building at Hebron Acade my
Dedicated Yesterday.
News of Commencement Dolnes In
Maine Colleges.

BRUNSWICK, June 23.-This was class day
at Bowdoin. The exercises were held in
Memorial hall in the forenoon and under the
Thorndike Oak in the afternoon. The fore
noon exercises included the prayer by ii. G.
Jackson. oration by A. K. Newman and
poem by w. c. Mallett.
The 0ration was on the Roman Catholic
church as factor influencing civilization
Instead of retardng progress and being a
menace to freedom Of thought the orator
thought 1t was a benefit to humanity as it
had been through the middle ages, reaching
those whom no other church could reach. and
1t will be long before 1t outlives its useful
ness
The weather cleared during the morning
and the afternoon was fair and warm. The
following programme was carried out;
History. Samuel II. Erskine, Alma
Statistics. Henry s. Chapman, Brunswick
PaTting address Edward r. n. Godpr Alfred
ode.. Lewis A. Burleigh, Augusta
The opening address said that American
colleges were the best suited to their pur-
pose OF any In the world. As much real
education comes from contact with class
mates as from instructors. The speaker
scathingly rebuked educated men who held
aloof from exercising the franchise.
The history recounted the stand the class
took In athletics, and gave the statistics of
the class. The average age is % years and
months; weight, 1511 pounds height feet,
"a inches. The prophecy was brilliant, wit
ty and ingenious.
The closing address declared that not the
rank book but the class judgment was the
correct appreciation of mans worth and
that on the alumni rested what the college
should be.
The class then formed a circle on the
grass, and smoked the pipe Of peace and sang
the class ode. Then, In double file, preceded
by the band, they slowly marched around
the campus cheering each hall In turn until
Memorial hall was reached where they gave
the class and college yells, cheered the facul-
ty and sang phi Chi" Forming an endless
line they marched round and round, shaking
hands. Then they gave the college yell and
dispersed.
This evening came the promenade concert
and the spreads given by the seniors. The
music is furnished by the Salem Cadet Band.
Avery fine portrait Of William Pitt Fes-
senden has been presented to Bowdoin by
Mr. Hartley G. Baxter and Charles S. Z.
Lincoln of Brunswick. The portrait has
been placed in Memorial hall on the pilaster
next to that of President Pierce and
Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Mr.. George L. Files of Portland, of the
class of 'S9. who has been very successful
here during the past year as assistant In Ger
man, sails Tor Europe July 4th for the pur-
pose of two years study in the University of
Berlin. He will probably do so on special
leave of absence.
Several changes have been made In the
memorial tablet In Memorial Hall. The
slabs have been refnished and their ap-
pearance Is much fined than before. Ali
were sent to New York where one or two
slight errors were corrected and two names
added. The names added were Rev. Edw.
N. PomrOy, class of '59, lieutenant of the
slst U. S. Colored Troops, and James F.
Chaney. class of II, who served In the Attn
Maine Battery.
Is 43, ,437, exclusive of books belonging TO the
Medical School which are estimated at A.
600.