The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-29

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Gathered Again at the Co1Iege--Presi-
dent Whitman Speaks of What Has
Been Done and What it is Hoped to
Do-Hon. j. III. Drummond. Rev. Dr.
Way1and and Congressman MiIliken
Among the Speakers.
Especial to the Press.]
WATERvILLE, June 29.-This COM
mencement day at Colby has been fav-
ored with exceptionally fine weather
and very large attendance of the
alumni. Among those who are present
are: Judge Bonney, Rev. Thomas S.
Samson, Hon. j. III. Drummond, Elgin
G. Verrill, Esq, W. G. Chapman, ESQ.,,
DR.. Alfred King, Rev. Fl. S. Burrage, A.
G. Kinds, of Portland; Gen. Harris M.
Plaisted and Rev. DR.. j. S. Kicker, of
Augusta; DR.. Chas. d. Edmunds and Mr..
G. E. Tilton, of Bangor; Prof. Geo. W.
Smith, of Colgate University; Hon. E. j.
Lyfords of Springfield, Mass; Herbert
Weaver, of Chelsea, Mass; DR.. Robert
Stratton and VIM. P. Bartlett.
The interest of the alumni centres
largely in the alumni dinner, which
President Whitman presided over today
after the first year of his presidency.
This year Of work has been very success
full, and the congratulations poured in
on the popular young president were nu-
merous and hearty.
Before the beginning of the banquet
grace was said by Rev. Thomas
s. Samson, pastor of the Free street Bap-
tist church of Portland.
At the close of the repast,
President Whitman Arose
and said that he was glad to welcome
the alumni in the name of the college.
The things that the officers of the insti-
tuition were doing for the college were
of interest to the alumni on an occasion
like this. They are endeavoring to fit
young men for a life the conditions of
which we cannot now entirely foresee.
But we intend to so develop manhood
and womanhood as to give the graduate
the largest and truest self, SO that he
may adjust himself to every condition
that may arise. We have not all the
equipment that we need; no college ever
has; but we have enough for splendid
work, and when I think what the noble
men who worked here in the past
had to do with and of what we now
have, am heartily ashamed that we
should ever complain. We are endeav-
oring to develop in the students quick
sentiment of honor and truth.
1 believe that it is safe to
trust to the honor and truth of
the college student. Applause The
government of the college are endeav-
oring to impress these principles by i'm
buing the young man with them by the
daily contact of college life, and by his
associations while here. The refining
influences of art and music are needed
also to round out the complete character;
andl President Whitman asked the
alumni in case they wished to remember
the college to consider the art depart
ment.
President Whitman's speech was in his
best vein, and was received with loud ex-
pressions of approval.
Hon. j. FL. Drummond
was called on to represent the board of
trustees. He said that the desire of that
body to second the efforts of the presi-
dent of the association had grown with
the years. They hoped that the means
of enabling the Institution to go on ex-
panding would be forthcoming soon.
The influence of the college had gone
forth, not only over Maine but over New
England and the West. And the COM
munities which this institution has ben
etitted so much, owe more to it than
they have recognized. Mr.. Drummond
spoke of the fears the trustees had lit
tie over year ago when President Small
was called away, and of the happy way
in which those fears had been dispelled
by the selection of the present president.
Loud applause. Mr.. Drummond
closed with stirring reference to the
duties of the alumni.
Rev. H. T.. Way1and, d, D..
of Philadelphia, who was the commence
ment orator last evening, was called on
and charmed the gathering with his fund
of anecdote. The State of Maine, he
said, which look up to as the New En-
gland of New England, has given to the
nation long line of statesmen of whom
no state need be ashamed. He had
thought of eminent men who had labored
in this state. There was DIR. Patterson.
who came down here because he thought
he was ..having too good time at Provi-
dence, and was afraid that he was net
earning heaven. A small college is a
good thing, because it has room to grow.
Most colleges begin small, except of
course Chicago University, which has de-
veloped like flash of lightning-or a
flash of OH Eaughter]
Colby has grown very rapidly, espe-
cially in the eyes of one who knew the
college in its earlier days.
Hon. j. #. Baldwin
of Cincinnati responded for the class of
'53. We have been in the habit of hold
ing our reunions every 10 years. he said,
but this morning in fixing the time for
our next reunion we found that the GUS
tom of counting our lives by decades
made them too short. So we fixed the
next reunion at five years hence. Zap
plause.
Dr.. Fl. G. Hallowell of Chelsea, Mass,
responded for the class Of '6S and Asher
G. Kinds for the class of '83.
Hon. S. L. Malken, representative of
this district in Congress, was next intro