Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-06-29

Conferring Of Degrees--Honors in
General Scholarship.
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| WArERvuLs, June 3s.--(Specisi "A
more perfect day for . commencement
never dawned than today. and -OId Colby >
appeared in all her loveiiness Long be fore
the hour appointed for the exercises at
the church to commence, every unfeserved
sest in the house was occupied, and large
number who were not fortunate enough to
hold admission tickets were standing out Of
doors.
At . 80 the procession was formed at
Memorial hall. 1t was headed by the Ger
mania band and included the trustees, fac
ulty, students and alumni. The march Was
made to the church where the forenoon
exercises were carried out as follows:
Music.
| Prayer.
Music.
"On-to Mature" Helen Reed Beeie, Auburn
"The Unsociai soeisIity of the SOUL"
Cyrus Fin; stimson, Palmer, Mass
| 'rhe Reformation in the Netherlands
| Eva Marion Taylor. Hampden
| Music.
Dennis Evarts Bowman. Sidney
Mans Creation" L.on OTIS Glover, Canton
! Jesse Hosmer ogier. Canton
"Man and the Universe
''Poetry in Educstion.'
| Joel Byron sloe I'M. Boston. Mass
| Grace Maud Coburn, skowhegan
Music.
The Comforting of Degrees.
Music
| Beside the degree of A. B. to each of the
graduates, the following degrees were con-
| ferred A. NJ, on Hon. Joshua William
Beede, Auburn, and Hon. Joseph o. Smith,
Skowhegan; ID. D., on Rev. A. J. Palel-
ford Calias; l.. l.. D., on Prof. L. E.
Warren and Prof. William j. Corthell.
Gorham Normal school.
The following are the honors in general
scholarship in the graduating class:
English orations. Helen Reed Beede,
Auburn; Albert Henry Bickmore, ,Houlton;
Dennis Evarts Bowman, Sidney; Grace
Maud Coburn. Skowhegan; Lora Grace
Cummings, Saco; Charles Forrest Fair
brother, North Anson; Leon Otie Glover,
Canton; Mable Maud Irish, Buckfield; VIM
Earnest Lombard, Turner; Robert Noyes
Millett, Norway; Lucia Haskell Morrill,,
Waterville; Elmer Lewis Nichols, Hamp-
den Jessie Hosmer Ogier. Camden; Chas.
Norman Perkins, Brooksville; George Otis
Smith. Skowhegsn; Cyrus Flint Stimson.
Palmer, Mas. Eva Marion Taylor, Hamp-
den.
Observation-Disclosures Berry, Hutton
Harry Myles Conners, Bar Harbor; Nathan
Grant Foster, Weld; Merle Smith Getchel,
Barring; Lizzie Therese Hussey, Skowhe-
gan Harry Thomas Jordan, Paris; Edgar
Peleg Neal, Litchfeld; Albert Robinson,
st. George Frank Ermon Russell. Phillips;
George Crosby Sheldon, Waldo {Morrill p.
o. y Joel Byron Slocum, Boston, Mass.
Charles Frederic Smith, Dixmont; Mary
Emily Spear, Freepsrt.
Dissertation-Herbert Lionel True,
Waterville.
The following prizes were announced
First, German, Leon o. Glover; second,
Eva NJ. Taylor; honorable mention, c. N.
Perkins. Senior examination prize for
excellence in composition was awarded to
Grace NJ. Coburn. Junior exhibition, for
the ladies'. first prize, Annie f. Merrill
second Miss Frank II. Morrill,. For the
gentlemen, first, William B. Tuthill;
second David w. Kimball.
At the meeting of the board of trustees
Wednesday morning Prof. Bassett was re-
elected with an increase in salary of $3.50.
Prof. Marguardt was reelected with All in
crease in salary of 5000. Prof. Roberts
was reelected with an increase of 800
Prof. Currier was reelected. c. b. Stet-
sod, Colby 81, was elected professor of
Greek.
At u so in Alumni hall about 225 of the
members of the alumni sat down to one of
the finest spreads ever placed before the
alumni. Caterer Steward certainly did his
best. The tables presented all the dainties
ohtainable turkey, chicken, green vegeta-
bIes, etc. After the dinner was served
short speeches were made by Hon. Josiah
II. Drummond, Portland, Hon. J. b. Bald
| win, Cincinnati. Rev. II. L. Wayland, d.
D., Philadelphia, DR.. II. c. Hallowell,
Quincy, Mass, Asher Kinds, Portland,
Hon. Seth L. Milliken and President
Whitman.
In the evening occurred the presidents
reception in Alumni hall and while this WAS
in progress the Germania band gave con-
cert on the campus.
This evening the presidents annual re-
ception was held in Memorial hall, with
large attendance of alumni and distinguished
visitors. During the reception the German
I 81,
The report of the necrologist is as fol-
lows:
Class of ls35-Rev. James Upham. d.
D., born in Salem, Mass, Jan. 90, 1916,
died in Chelsea, Mass, May, 3, 1898. aged
IS years.
Glass of ls5s-Hon. Benjamin Franklin
Butler, LII. D., born at Deerfeld, N. H.,
Nov. 5. 1878; died in Washington, ID. c.,
Jan. II, 1895. aged "A years.
Glass of 1s3S-Oliver Cromwell Gard
uer, born in 1918, died in New York, NY,
Oct. 81, 1899, aged 70 years.
Glass of ls4J-Willism Franklin Gold
thv ate, born in Augusta. Me-. March "a,
1920: died in New Orleans. La, Feb 3,
1898, aged 20 years.
Glass of lslo-Prof. Oakman Sprague
stearn-. d D., born in Bath, Me-. Oct.
20. lsI7; died in Newton Center, Mass,
April 20. 1923. aged IS years.
Class of ls45-Theodore Capen Abbott
Ill d. born in Vsssalboro, Me-, 1926,
,.ied in Lansing. Mich, Oct. 81, 1892. aged
&c years.
Glass of ls5o-Moses Clement Blan-
chard, born whitingham, Vt. April 10,
| 1924: did Atlanta, Ga, April I, 1898,
aged 10 years.
Glass of ls6o-Rev, Geo. Brsinsrd Buz-
Gle, horn Northwood, n. H., Aug. 10, 1888. /.
lied Brooklyn. n. Y. April 25. 1898, aged
| 80 wears.
| Glass of 1S7I--Delwin Augustus Hamlin,
A. NJ, born Sidney. Me-, Feb. 2, 1913;
die Boston, Mass, May 25, 1898, aged u
years.
| Glass of Iss7-Alfred Symwood SNOW.
N. D., born Milo. Me. April 25, 1851;
died Boston, Mass, Dec, 1892, aged 81
years.
Glass of lsss--C.rl Edward Holbr""k,
born psvsnspart. Mass. Dec. 25. 1867 !;
died Interi ken, Swi'zdrland, Aug. 26. 1899.
sgs,i "a ysars.
| Class of lssf-Frank f. Dounell. died
Uoul,on, Me-, 1899.