Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-04
COMMENCEMENT DAY
At Colby Calls Out Largest
Crowd of the Week.
Governor CIeaves ard Staff Attend the
Exercises in Memorial Hall.
The Commencement Parts-Hands ONE Gift 10
ColIege-Annual Dinner.


18th anniversary Of the college have
formed prominent part of the programme
of the day.
A perfect day dawDed and a larger
crowd than on any of the preceding days
was present Gov Cleaves and staff dr.
rived on the 10 O'Clock train from Au-
gusta and members of the alumni from
every quarter came pouring in on every
forenoon train.
The commencement procession formed
at 9. 30 at Memorial ball, made up of the
faculty, trustees, Governor and staff, stu
dents and alumni, and headed by Chand-
the following programme was carried out
Music.
Prayer.
Music.
j. Colby Bassett, Winslow, Me.
1.-The New South"
Alice Mabel Bray, Skowhegan, Me.
christianity and Buddhism"
Individuality.
Linda Graves, skowhegan, Me.
Fred Bryant, Pittsfeld, Me
John Hedman. New Sweden, Me,
Albert Turner Lane, Damariscotta, Me.
IAN Era of Democracy"
Henry Wyman Nichols, Calais, Ne.
The Question of Strikes"
Frederick Edwin Norris, Foxcroft, Me.
alexander Hamilton"
John Foster Phiibrook, China, Me.
"The Grecian Drama"
samuel Rowland Robinson, Sanford, Me.
THE Puritan"
Music.
Clara Belle Tozier, Fairfield, Me.
"rhe Three Selves"
Carrie May True, watervlle, Me.
English Letters"
William Lee Waters, Denver Colo.
"Silver aud Gold"
Music.
The comforting of degrees.
Music.
Excused.
Following are the honors In general
scholarship, in the mems college:
English Orations--Josiah Colby Bas-
sett, Winslow; Fred Bryant, Fittsfeld
John Holman. New Sweden: Albert Tur-
ner Lane, Damariscotta; John Foster
Philbrook, China; Harry Tilden Riggs,
Harrington
Orations-RaIph King Bearce, Turner
Harlan Page Ford, Whitefield; Walter
Llewellyn Gray Paris; Henry Winter
Jackson, West Boylston Mass Reed
Vernon Jewett, Midtown; Hugh Dean
M ,Clellan, Belfast Henry Wyman Nichol =,
ualais; Frederick Edwin Norris. roxcroft
Melvin Erastus Sawtelle. Sidney; Homer
Tarbox Waterhouse, KennebuDk; William
Lee Waters, Denver Colo
Disserta tions-Stephen Harry Hanson
Houlton; Archer Jordan. A nburn; Samuel
Rowland Robinson, Sanford; Austin
White Snare. Hampton.
The Womens College. English Orations
Alice Mabel Bray, Skowhegan; Clio
Melissa Chilcott, Ellsworth; Abbie Emma
Fountain, Camden: Linda Graves, sSkow-
hogan; Lila Pendleton Harden, Jefferson !;
Mary Blanche Lane, Waterville; Lily
sawyer Pray. Bath; Carrie May True
Waterville; Madge Shirley Wilson, South
Paris.
oration--Clara Belle Tozier, Fairfield.
There was large crowd on the bali
ground at /. 80 to see the Alumni Colby
ball game. The Alumni team was made
up as follows: Hoxie ed base; Totman
| center field; Donovan, catcher; Purinton,
Sd base; Larrabee, short stop; Whitman,
pitcher; I.atlip left field; Mcguire, right
| field Bonney, 1st base. The Varsity bat
| ting order was Brooks st base; Bur-
ton, pitcher and center field; Patterson.
| center field and pitcher Coffin, I'd base !;
| Watkins, left field; jackson, short stop
Mcclellan, Sd base: Hanson, right field /;
Sturtevant catcher. Gallcrt 'Ss. officia-
ted as umpire for two innings, then gave
| way to Foster, 81. The game was called
| at the end of the fourth inning, with the
score 4 to 1. 1t was called at that time
as the time allotted for the playing had
already been more than taken up and the
exercises in commemoration of the 18th
anniversary bad already been commenced
on the other end of the campus.
T.. The anniversary exercises commenced
with prayer by Rev. William T. Chase of
| the class of 60. The address, THE Col
iege Ideal and American Life. +" by Prof.
Nathaniel Butler, '73, of Chicago Univer
| sity, was scholarly production, though
| it dealt in the history of the college some
what, and the men who have presided
over it in the past,
Rev. DR.. Samuel F. Smith, author of
the hymn America" read the follow
ing anniversary ode;
BIest be the men, The ancient men,
Who once these sacred pathways trod
Nobly fulfilled their course. and then
Retired to rest with fame and God.
High priests of knowledge, brave and true,
They lived the distant years to bless;
Born for the times, faithful few.
Their zeal achieved sublime success.
The plans they formed, the ends they sought,
| Have all the wrecks OF time defied
| The works their hands with wisdom wrought
| A holy influence, still abide.
| Fair seat of learning. onward still
| Grandly pursue thy high career,
While thousands shall their course fulfll,
| Proud that their youth was nurtured here
Commencement dinner was served in
City hall at $50 Z NJ The caterer was
Mrs. A. C. johnson, and she had prepared
an elegant repast. Every delicacy which
could be procured was on the tables. The
tables were Hastily arranged, and corps
of competent walters were on the alert to
see that everyone was properly served.
Over 800 sat down
After dinner President Whitman arose