The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-06-21
is Is YEARS OLD.
Colby University Celebrates Its An
niversary Next Week.
IN CONNECTION WITH THE COM.
MENCEMENT EXERCISES.

Many of the Alumni Will Be Present and
Take Part-The Programme of the
Week-Judge Whitehouse to Deliver
| an Grafton on Juniors Day.
ESPECIAL TO THE PRESS.l
| Waterville, June 90 Arrangements are
now completed for the 10Th anniversary
of the founding of Colby University
which will be observed in connection
with the commencement exercises this
year. The full programme has been
made up and is now in the hands of the
printers. 1t shows that this anniversary
which marks the close of the third quar-
ter in the first century of the existence
of the institution will be the occasion
for the gathering of notable group of
men, all of whom are Colby alumni.
President Whitman will preach the
baccalaureate sermon in the forenoon of
Sunday, June 30. In the afternoon, Presi-
dent Owen of the Nashville University
will preach. President Owen is mem
ber of the class of 'S3. Sunday evening,
the Rev. George Dana Boardman, D. D.,
of Philadelphia, will preach the Board
man memorial sermon.
Monday, in accordance with the
usual custom, will be the junior day, and
on Tuesday will come the class day exer-
cises. On this day also will be held the
5Oth anniversary of the d. K E, at which
Judge William p Whitehouse will deliv-
er the oration and Leslie G. Cornish,
ESQ.,, will read an original poem. We'd
nesday there will be graduation exercises
On the programme for this day, the
national game finds it's place, and nine
of the alumni will face the Colby team
on the ball field. On Wednesday, too,
occur the special anniversary exercises
the afternoon. Professor Nathaniel But
Ter of Chicago (Colby '73, will deliver
| the address, An interesting number on
the programme is the ode written for
the occasion by the Rev. S. F. Smith, d.
D., author of America. After these
exercises on the campus will come the
commencement dinner, which will be
served at City Hall at $50 The post
prandial speeches will be of unusual in
terest. Gov. Cleayes, who will attend the
| commencement, accompanied by his staff
will respond to the toast 1.-THE State of
Maine' Rev. George Butler, D. D., of the
class of '53 will respond for 1.-THE Uni
versity;" Hon. Josiah H. Drummond, '46,
for THE Trustees Hon. W. P. White
house, '63, .The Legal Profession I Pro
fessor G. E. Meleney, '76 of the Teachers
College of New York city, EThe Teaching
Profession = Col. H. G. Merriam, '64,
''The Army" Everett Flood, NJ. d., '79,
''The Medical Profession. The presi-
dents of the other Maine colleges are also
| pynofta1 To mako ri md oil IL,
all, this dinner bids fair to be one
long to be remembered. In the evening
at g. 80, President Whitman will give his
usual reception.
| There is one matter which is likely to
come before the trustees at their annual
meeting which is causing much regret
here. That is the resignation of Presi-
dent Whitman. While, SO far as known
nobody in Waterville has received any
| intimation from President Whitman
himself that he has accepted the presi-
dency of the Columbian University, it
seems to be the general impression here
that such is the case, as has been indicat-
ed in the news dispatches from Washing
ton. President Whitman, who has been
away, has not yet reached home so that
no one here has had an opportunity to
talk with him since he received the last
offer. Nine months ago, DR.. Whitman
was rendered the position at Washington
and declined it. But the Washington
people were determined to have the
young and popular president of Colby,
and when DR.. Whitman spoke at the Bap-
tist convention in Washington in May
last, he was introduced to the audience
as the man who was to be the next pre-
sident of the Washington university
Lately the offer which was delivered
IDENTIFY has been accepted. The news of
the probable resignation of President
Whitman at the time came as a surprise
to both faculty and trustees. His going
will be greatly regretted but it is some-
thing which evidently would happen in
the near future. Since he has been
president of Colby, Dr. Whitman has re-
tering offers to go away to enter pastoral
work again. He has also declined an
offer of the presidency of Colgate univel :
sity. One of the churches which desired
the services of President Whitman was
willing to pay him a salary of nearly
twice the amount he has received from
| the university.
| If the present understanding is correct
and President Whitman tenders his
resignation to the trustees, they if they
| follow the custom usual in such cases.
will appoint a committee to find the right
man to take the place Of the retiring
president. This committee may not be
ready to report for some time Indeed
one American college has been for several
years without president, because the
right man has not been found, or if
found, has not seen his way clear to ac-
cept. In these days, when college profes-
sors are explaining the law of supply and
demand and the problem of over pro-
duction they find that the demand for
college presidents exceeds the supply.
When an educational bureau recently sent
| ont circulars asking for the recommenda-
tion of the candidates for various places.
in the list were the ppesidencies OF three
colleges. however it is earnestly hoped
that the committee of the Colby trustees
will be able to soon find their man
for the place
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