Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-06-23
COMMENCEMENT.
Bowdoin '93, Graduates With
Glory Thursday.
Alumni Return in Force--Their An
nual Business Meeting.
Beard d Trustees and 0vsrsssss PfsDafias
iss Centennial In 1884.

BRrSswIcE, June 22.-Fair weather
continued to favor the Bowdoin CONNIE nee
ment exercises and this the last day, while
somewhat cloudy opened cooler than the
first two days. The alumni have been
present in force today to attend the exer-
cises and the annual meeting Of their ascot
alton. There was a great demand by then
for tickets to the church.
At about i0l5 o'clock this morning, the
procession formed for the march to the
Congregational church where the Com
meneement exercises were held. The
church was was wellflled. and the exercises
were thoroughly enjoyed by those present.
The graduating class marched slowly down
the center aisle, and took seats in the first
rows of the church. The programme was
as follows:
The Practical Value Of Astronomy, with Latin
salutatory,
tieorge Scott Chaplin. Auburndaie. Mass
Her f'iy as a Social Factor"
Clarence Webster Peabody, Portland
"Bimetaliism, It's Advantages and Defects"
Arthur Savage Huthinson, Auburn
public and raoehial Schools
Charles Henry Howard, South Paris
The Function Of Geniuses in the Progress OF
Civilization"
Arthur sewall Hagge.s. Newcastle
The Housing OF the City Poor"
Weston Percival Chamberlain, Bristol
'fhe New and the Old in Education"
Frank Russell Arnold, Braintree. Mass
"Nirabeau ana France
Augustus Alphouso Hussey, HOalton
The Russian Estradition Treaty.
John shepard May, Boston, Mass
"indvdaalism in the Social and Political
Spheres" John Higgins Pierce, Portland
Conferring of degrees by rres. Hyde.
Prayer.
B.nediction.
Excused.
After the speaker had finished and the
benediction was pronounced, the procession
again formed with the oldest alumni at the
bead, and marched to the gymnasium, the
scene of the bappiest occasion of the week
for those who returned to their alma mater,
the alumni dinner, after which Preside Mt
Hyde opened the post prandial exercises,
The Alumni Association held its annual
meeting in Memorial hall at . o'clock at
which DIR. Alfred Mitchell presided. Gen.
John Marshall Brown gave a sketch of the
plan proposed for the celebration of the
centennial of the college in 1894, which in
cludes an Grafton by Chief Justice Fuller,
an illumination Of the campus and presi-
dents reception Wednesday and anniver-
sary exercises and dinner Thursday. Gen,
Brown, DR. Alfred Mitchell and Prof. II.
S. Chapman were continued as committee
with power 10 represent the alumni on the
general committee.
In the board of trustees and overseers of
the colleg" the following business was tran
sactei: Voted, that the president, and
G. n. J l. Chamberlain, Hon. W. l.. Put
nam, Hon. j. W. Symonds, Rev. J. b.
Sewall w. +. Spear. Gen. J. NJ. Brown,
Prof. II. l.. Chapman, DIR. Alfred Mitchell
be appointed a committee to provide for
the college centenary with full powers.
The order of exercises for the centennial
is; Wednesday forenoon, commencement
exercises of the scademical and medical de-
partments; afternoon, local college cele
bration; evening, reception by the presi-
dent and general illumination of the college
buildings and grounds: Thursday, Grafton.
poem, banquet and speeches, the banquet
and spec eches to be held in tent.
The honorary degree of master of arts
was conferred on W. W. Pendergast of St. |
Anthony Park, Minn. The degree of mas
ter of arts pro meTito was conferred on
Ralph Hudson Hunt, 81, Harry Farrar
1.inscott and A. NJ. Merriman, 80. The |
degree of doctor of divinity was conferred |
on Rev. George 4. Gordon of Boston.
Rev. DIR. C. +. Smyth was invited to de- |
liver an address on the religious history of
the college on the Sunday before the en- |
suing commencement. The degree of |
bachelor of arts was conferred on 3 men, |
bt rs of the class of %.
The best record for commencement at
tendance falls to Rev. E. b. Palmer,D. D.. |
'56. of Boston, who has never missed one |
since his graduation, showing most re-
markable fondness for his alma mater.
Hon. Enoch Foster of Bethel, 81, Hon. +.
A. Wilson, 81, of Bangor, and George c.
Pennington, IS, of Pennington were elected
to fiji vacancies on the board of overseers.