The Portland daily press., 1896-06-26
ANOTHER PROMISING CLASS
LEAVES IT'S FRIENDLY SHELTER.
Addresses at the Annual Commencement
Dinner-Gov. Cleaves, Hon. C. f. Libby,
Hon. James Mexican Among the Speak
ers-Honorary Degrees Conferred.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.l

the gowns OIL Gne grave ana reverend
seniors wave and rustic tempered the
heat so that it was ideal weather for the
graduation of the class of 1896. The
alumni and the graduates were early
astir and by nine O'Clock the campus pre-
sented an animated appearance. The day
began with the meeting of the Alumni
association in Memorial hall. The
officers of the association are not chosen
this year, but the meeting selected the
following committees: To award the
Pray English literature prize in 1897,
Rev. E. c. Cummings, Hon. G. f.
Libby and Rev. j. A. Bellows all of
Portland; :. advisory committee on
athletics, Hon. +. A. Curtis of Boston,
and Barrett Potter OF Brunswick; COM
mittee on overseers' nominations, Hon.
J. B. Cotton. Washington, d. c., DR..
George Il. Cummings Of Portland, and
Edward P. Payson Of Boston.
A committee was appointed to extend
an invitation to Hon. Thomas B. Reed,
meeting
At ten O'Clock, the crowd gathered in
front of the chapel preparatory to the
march to the church. where the exercises
were held. Classmates shook hands in
this gathering and from time to time the
rhythmic cry of some group arose above
the murmur of conversation as the class
"yelp' was given with all the old time
vim and vigor. Then came the march to
the church, the Salem Cadet band lead
ing the way, playing a spirited march.
Behind the band oame the double line of
graduates in cap and gown and then the
alumni, arranged in classes, the column
including a goodly number of the young
fellows who themselves wore the cap and
gown last year and little groups of gray
haired men who were students half
century and more ago.
This was the programme OF the exer-
cises in the church:
The Passing of War, John Clair Minot
The Atom and it's Weight,
Richard Mills Andrews
Ideals and Consoien tiousness,
Chase Eastman
Effect of the Doctrine of Evolution up
- A''4'S-'"' -A'DAA'' Preston Keyes
Corruption in Politics,
Frank Emerson Bradbury
Oliver Cromwell and the English
Puritans, Henry Hill Pierce
Ths parts were taken exceptionally
well, faot to which several of the
speakers at the commencement dinner
afterwards alluded. These are the young
men who received diplomas and the
degree of
BACHELOR OF ARTS.
Richard M. Andrews. Gray; Tabor D.
Bailey. Bangor; Clarence E. Baker,
Alma; Willard S. Bass, Wilton; John q.
Bates, West Sumner, Homer r. Blodgett,
North Brooksyille; Frank B. Bradbury,
North freeman; John B. Burbank, West
Freeman Herbert G. Clotch, Kenne-
bunkport; Henry W. Coburn, Weld;
Ralph P. Crossman, Medway. Mass.
Philip Dana, Westbrook; Francis S.
Dana. Kennebunk; Chase Eastman,
Portland; Sterling Fessenden, Fort Fair
field; Charles o. Fogg, Turner; Walter
W. Fogg, Bridgton; John W. Foster,
Concord, N. H.; John E. Frost, Elliot;
Howard Gilpatric, Biddeford; Ingus G.
Babb. Gilead Charles A. Knight, Bruns-
wick; Preston Kyes North jay; Ralph
W. Leighton, Augusta. Jerre Fl. Libby,
Fort Fairfield; Earle Fl. Lyford, Ear.
mington; Charles NJ Marston, Hallowell;
John G. Minot, Belgrade; Wallace S.
Mitchell, Freeport; Robert Newpegin,
Defiance, o.; Harry Oakes. Foxcroft;
George L. Ordway, Boston; Francis c.
Peaks, Dover; Henry H. Pierce, Port
land; Richard 7. Flumstead, Wiscasset;
Wallace W. Robinson, East Deering;
Robert o. Smell, Berlin Mills, n. H.;
Fred B. Smith, Brunswick: Robert E.
Soule, Freepert; Charles T. Stone, Bridg-
ton; John B. Thompson, Topsham;
Alfred P. Ward, Freeport; Mortimer
Warren, Cumberland Mills, Bartelle W.
Willard, Newcastle.
Smyth Mathematical prize. $500,
Wendan Phillips MoKown, Boothbay;
Sewall Greek prize $685. Clarence Elory
Eaton, jay; Sewall Latin prize, S25,
Pray English literature prize $50. Henry
Hill Pierce, Portland; Goodwin conn
mencement prize. $50. J. Clair Minot,
Belgrade; English composition prizes,
$50, Howard Gilpatrio, Biddeford, and j.
Clair Minot, Belgrade, second, $40,
Willard Street Bass, Wilton; and Henry
Hill Pierce of Portland; Brown prizes for
extemporaneuus English composition.
first prize $50, j. Clair Minot. Belgrade
second prize $40, Henry Hill Pierce. Port
land; Goodwin French prize s25, divided
between Drew Hall Of Brunswick and
Francis Laverton of Berlin, N. Fl.
The commencement dinner was at
tended by q crowd which filled the
gymnasium to overfowing. 1t was q
jolly crowd. too. Glass yells were given
and class songs sung while now cries