Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-06-28
AT STATE COLLEGE.
Prof. A. W. Harris Of Washington to
Succeed Pres. FernaId.
Fer Five Years Ne Has Beea ii Head d M.
tisnai Experiment Staten.

0Roso, June 27.-The morning exerei-
ses al the Maine State college consisted Of
target practice at 200, 300. 800 and GOO
yards, military signalling with Telegraph,
one station in Oak Hall, Maine State col
lege, another at Black Cap in Eddington, q
distance of Is miles. An out door exhibi-
| ton in athle tics WAS given.
| The annual meeting Of the trustees this
forenoon elected Hon. Henry Lord of
Bangor, president and Hon. VIM. r.
IIaines of Waterville, secretary; executive
committee, Messrs. Lord. Haines and
Shaw; farm committee, Messrs. Briggs,
Alden and and Moore.
This afternoon occurred the review of
battalion by Col. K. p. Hughes, inspector
general Of the United States army for the
department, of the East, battalion inspec-
ton and battalion drills. The exercises
closed with a parale. at which the orders
announcing the appointment of cadet OIL
GERS for the next year were read.
The faculty gave reception to President
Feruald from 3 to 5 o'clock this afternoon
at Wingate hall. Haines orchestra of Bos-
ton furnished the music for the occasion.
The trustees have made choice of Prof.
A. w. Harris of the agricultural expert
ment station bureau at Washington, to sue
ceed Mr.. Fernald as president of the
Maine State college, and he will assume the
office Sept. /.
Mr.. Harris is about 35 years of age. grad
uate of Wesleyan university, Middletown,
Conn, and is one of the most prominent
scientists in the country.
After fis graduation he studied several
years in Europe and upon his return wae
elected professor at Middletown. For the
last five years he has been at the head of
the experiment station at Washington.
Following is the order of exercises for
Wednesday:
Exercises for the Bachelors Degree.
Music.
Prayer.
Music.
THE Relations of Chemistry 10 Medicine
Hiram Williams. Por land
George Ausel Whitney. Madison
"Development of the Electric Hallway"
Charlie Frederick Freueh Gienburn
Roads Walter Wilson Crosby, Bangor
SANITARY Science"
Charles Henry Gannett, Augusta
Muse.
Hugh Mcclellan Lewis. South Berwick
"Ralway Consolidation"
George Weymouth Hutchinson, Orono
"lntluence of Forestry ou Agriculture"
Charles IRE afiss kittredge, Milo
Electric Lighting"
George Freeman Rowe, Bangor
"Civil Engineering II. a Profession
Orrin John shaw. Hampden
Music.
"The isthmus Problem,"
Charles Clark Murphy, Hampden
"Imm grafton" Walter Bows Jack, Topshan
Census Tai ing in the United states"
John Milton Webster, Augusta
"Trial by jury" Harry Maubee Smith. Bangor
"Nalue of Our Fore-ts,"
Hosea Balou Buck, saltwater
Music.
Exercises for the Masters Degree.
Thesis Prac ical Hints on Railway Leyelling,"
Chandler Cushman Harvey, Fort Fairfield
Thesis .The Adaptability of Sevada's Soil and
Climate to the Production of Sugar Be ts."
Nathaniel Estes WiIson, Reno, Nevada
Papers on Agricultural Science"
Frank Edwin En- ry, Raleigh, n. {.
Thesis-"A Grain of salt"
Francis stephen Brick, Hernardst, VI, Mass.
"iowera and Aillson's Coal l;aad,"
Winfield scott Wehb, Gallitzin, Penn.
"A Sewer system for 81. Cloud City,
Frank Aclsibert Smith, st. Cloud MINI.
"The st Grrmain Street Bridgs, over the Mis-
siss ppi at ST. Cloud, MinE.,"
Arthur Dean Fage, ST. Cloud. NinD.
ConferriB2 Degrees.
Awarding Pnzes.
Music.