The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-06-19
Reports Of Damage Done By Thun-
der Storms.
GRADUATING EXERCISES AT THE
MAINE STATE COLLEGE.
Other Matters of General Interest Through
out the State-Biddeford and Saco Have
Scare Over the Pollution of Their
Water SuppIy-Biddeford Elects School
Teachers-Commencem at Gorham
Normal School.
Normal School.

OrOnO, June 1S.-The graduating exercises
at the Maine State college begun at ten to-
day. The report of the examining commit
tee was unanimous in its approval OF the
present policy and gave f1attering showing
of the progress under the new executive
president, A. W. Harris. One of the pr1n
| cipal features of the report was the needed
stated by the committee of Increased
| facilities for increasing. Secretary B.
| Walker McKeene of the state board of agri-
culture followed. He fully endorsed the
preceding report and dwelt particularly up
on the need and usefulness Of an agrlcul-
| tural department. He.was followed by ex-
| Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Willis
of Washington. Awarding of prizes was as
| follows: Prentiss prize for Junior essays,
| G.. L. Grever, Redlands. CAL; honorable
| mention, J. W. Martin, Boston; NJ. E. Ellis,
| North Guilford. Me.
The Sophomore defamation, Prentiss
| prize, Mark l.. Urann, Sullivan. Me-;
honorable mention, P. B. Palmer, South
Bridgton; J. L. Randlett. Richmond.
The Libbey prize for the best agricultural
essay. L. A. Rogers, '96, Patten. Me. The
| Sophomore standing prize, G. P. Weston,
| Madison; first, P. D. Sargent, II. S. Niles.
Freshman standing prize, W. S. Brastow,
l d. -.
| Following was the programme of the
| Junior exercises Saturday night.
| Music.
Our Century of Dishonor.,
| Charles Albert Frost, Monmouth.
The Study Of Psychology;, - oo.,.
| Leroy RoweH Folsom, Corlnna.
Wendell wyse Chase. Auburn
| The Problem of City Government,
| Earl Clinton Merrill, East Eddington
ImmigraMtient Mepton Eugene Ellis, West euilfora
Industrial Schools, Albion Moulton. Hiram
The Duty of The Citizen in Municipal
| oscar Llewellyn Grover, Redlands, Cal.
The Industrial Army Movement.
| Frank Damon, Hampden
| The Evolution of The Protestant Faith,
| Clifford James Pattee. Belfast
The Educational Advantages for Young
James William Gatin, Waltham, Mass.
| Music.
Committee of Awads Prof. H. K. White,
Prof. S. H. Powell. Prof. 1. IL. Burr.
At the Maine State college Monday after
noon.the.d drill of the Coburn Corps Cadets,
Lieutenant Mark L. Hersey. 9th United
States infantry, commanding, occurred
from two to four and consisted of battalion,
mock battle and other movements, followed
| BY dress parade at which the following
orders were read. The Cadets graduating
| with the highest rank in the military de-
partment are Edward B. Wood of Camden,
| Augustus D. Hayes of Belfast and Herbert
| Murray of RockIand. By orders from the
War Department the names of these
eradutes are reported to adjutant general
| of the United States army at Washington,
| for insertion in the next annual army
register. The following appointments were
also made: Senior captain, Harold s..
boaromah OIL Dansol hteo -
quartermaster and adjutant, Earle U.
| Merrill Fast Eddington; senior first