The Portland daily press., 1894-12-29
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Banquet of Bates Alumni
OF Boston

The 18th annual banquet of the Alumni
of Bates College in Boston and vicinity, oc-
cured at Young's Hotel, Eoston, Dec. 26th
at $50, P. NJ. The new President of the
college, George c. Chase; who is also an
alumnus, was the guest of the evening and
was enthusiastically greeted by the gradu-
ates of the college. President Chase pos
sesses in marked degree the power of
clear and condensed statement of facts,
and the ability and culture to cloth them
in the best Of language. These qualities
were among the many points of excellence
noted in his inaugural address of last fall.
and were again most ably displayed at the
banquet when speaking of the Onward
Movement" in Bates College. He prefaced
his remarks by referring briefly to the on
ward movement among the graduates Of the
college, and the honorable position already
attained by many of the five hunded gradu-
ates. The large number of Bates men at
the head and in assistant positions in New
England Schools WAS referred to with pride.
Although one of the smallest colleges in
New England it aas the largest number Of
graduates in New England Schools of any
single college. A Bates mar has recently
been elected Principal of the Worcester.
competitors from the other New England
Colleges. Prof. E. =. Good win. another
Bates man, has long presided over the New
ton, Mass, High School. which ranks as
one of the best, If not the best High school
in Massachusetts,. Even Harvard College
has come TO Bates for one of her pI fessors
in Astronomy.
Presid. mt Chase's main address upon the
4 ~ Ill rDf
deep interest to the graduates to whom he
was speaking, but of less public interest. as
the world at large judges of college prin-
cipally by it's graduates. The older gradu-
ates were especially pleased to hear CT the
great advance made possible in the teach
ing of the sciences by the addition of two
new professors in the sciences and the new
Hedge laboratory devoted to mechanics and
chemistry. The new methods of study in
philosophy and psychology were spoken of,
and the announcement that beginning with
next term regular instruction in history
would be given, was greeted with applause.
The remarks by the other speakers of the
evening. Mr.. AN. Peaslee of the Harvard
Divinity School, DR.. E. P. Fuller of Proyi-
denoe, R. l.. DIR. L. NJ. Palmer of South Fra
ming ham, Mass, Prof Fl. S. Coweu of Ash
burnham, Mass. Hon. %. B. Clayson, of
Gardiner. Maine and Rev. W. H. Bolster of
Boston, were espeeiallyyde to practi-
cal suggestions for, inc reasing the efficiency
of the college and bringing it into wider
prominence.
A movement was started looking to the
endowment of professorship of history
and sociology, or pedagegics, by the Alum
nj and to be Il AIMED the, Stanton Profess
orship." in honor of Prof. J. Y. Stanton,
who has been with the college from it's
foundation. and who has especially en-
deared himself to every graduate of the col
lege. 1t was suggested that if every grad
uate who had received free tuition from the
college were to pay itsback without inter
est, more than $50, 600 could De raised.
1t was voted that next years. meeting be
Ladies' Night and that Professor
Stanton be the honored guest of the even
ing