Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-06-25
COMMENCEMENT At HARVARD.
Seniors Of this Historic College Are Ma
l Longer Members.

Cambridge, Mass, June 4.-TOda
was commencement at Harvard, whe
the great university formally launches
forth upon the sea of life it's hundred
of graduates armed with the degree
Of their various departments. Tn
programme, this year, contained n,
new features worthy Of note. The rul'
as to punches has forever shut on
that old auxiliary of the festivities ant
the literary exercises and awarding o
diplomas were held with the SAM
dignified and impressive formally
which has characterized hundreds d
other Harvard commencement days.
| The literary exercises We're held al
$50 o'clock in Sanders theater. -. $50
the seniors and candidates for other
| degrees assembled in front Of Hollis
| hall. At the same time the overseers
| and corporation with the president and
| faculties of all departments met in
Massachusetts hall for the time hon
ored custom of welcoming the chief
magistrate of the commonwealth and
the sheriffs of Suffolk and Middlesex
counties. Acting Gov. Walcott and
staff came out in carriages escorted by
the Lancers who marched back to Bos-
ton as soon as the Governor had been
welcomed by the university officials
Then with the Germania band in front
and the undergraduates, guests and
officers and graduates of the university
in order behind the procession marched
to Sanders theater.
The exercises We're on the plan as In
previous years. The commencement
speakers and their subjects were as
follows: Latin Grafton and salutatory
George Henry Chase; disquisition, Ar
thur Cheney Train. Has Harvard Col
lege Tradtons?"; disquisition, Will
liam Ainsworth Parker. THE First
Commencement" dissertation. John
Gorham Palfry, The Reaction Against
the Classics" Grafton, Raymond
Macdonald Alden, of the graduate
school "PhiloIogy and Life" Grafton.
Philip Henry Savage. of the graduate
school, Two American Authors" ora
tion. Henry McCabe Bowling. OF the
law school, Ethics of the Law"
Following these came the presenta-
ton OF degrees by Prof. Eliot, address
ing the candidates in Latin The de-
Srees in course having been disposed
OF. the president announced the names
"f those upon whom had been conferred
honorary degrees by vote OF the over
seers earlier in the morning. This ended
the days exercises. and the graduates
scattered to their class rooms To meet
"id chums at the various spreads
At 10 o'clock the Alumni Association
met for business. and at 80 the com
menceinent dinner vas in progress in
Memorial hall
The list of those obtaining degrees.
briefly summarized is as follows.
There are 1896 bachelors of arts. &
against 563 last year. 29 bachelors of
science. bachelors of agricultural
science: IL doctors of veterinary med
icine; - doctors of dentistry; Solicitors
OF medicine. 80 of whom have received
the honorary degrees cum laude. Is
doctors OF medicine who have taken
the three years course: 1o4 bachelors
OF law. IL OF whom have received the
honorary degree of cum laude; 10 bach |
elors of divinity, 9S masters of arts
II doctors OF philosophy; one special |
student not entitled to degree. award
ed certificate of work done.