The Portland daily press., 1896-06-26
OLD BOWDOlN.
worthy successors of the graduates of the

HON. CHARLES +. LIBBY,
humorously made answer to the remarks
OIL sen. Hubbard. The trustees, he said
'ooK certain property in trust and 1t was
inc duty of the board of overseers to see
1nat those trusts were properly per-
formed (Laughter.) Speaking with
whatever knowledge came to him
through his position. of Bowdoin in
reference to other educational institu.
lions. Mr.. Libby was glad to say that
the college was moving steadily onward.
LIZ was following no fads; it was pursuing
no intellectual gods. Its course of study
were laid upon broad and sound basis,
including that attention to the classics
and mathematics which will ever form
part of true education. MIR. Libby spoke
OF the Searles building, and the Walker
art building. II believed that the art
building would afford to future genera
lions OF students. lessons which would
lead to an appreciation of beautiful living
the aim of the highest education. MIR.
Libby spoke In praise of the ability and
labors of the president and faculty, ssnti-
ments which aroused a quick response
from his hearers. MIR. Libby said that ne
heartily endorsed the recommendations
OF tho presidents report. He felt that he
was justified IN saying that whatever had
been the success of Bowdoin in the past
she would be able to do more and better
for her SONS in the future.
JAMES M'KEAN, esq,
OF New York, president of the Alumni
association, spoke earnestly of the change
in the curriculum, making Greek an
elective study. He thought that the past
year had shown the wisdom of the
change. 1t was the duty of college to
educate not only leaders but men who
could recognize true leadership and dis
tinguish it from the spurious. If we are
ever to dethrone bossism in the Ameri-
can commonwealth this fact must be en-
phasized. Mr.. McKean said that 1t had |
been his pleasure to talk with an Ameri- |
can gentleman who had asked Lord |
Tennyson what he thought were the
greatest lines he ever wrote. Tennyson
replied:
Freedom, free to Stay herself,
While still they shout her name
We might not agree with the lordly
and yet we could not help ap-
plying to our own affairs the sentiment
of his lines in these days when heresy
was widespread in the body polite. 1t
was another reason for the true education
of loading men in the colleges. Mr.. No
kean agreed with the saying of Senator
Evarts, in reference to the unfortunate
stand some Yale professors had taken on
a political question that 1T was not SO
much the college man In politics that
college man.
Mr.. George A. Thomas of Portland,
Of the class of Al, sang one of his
inimitable songs and after the cries of
Rsh, Rah, Rah, Thomas,'' had ceased,
in answer to a unanimous demand from
his hearers had them all laughing with
him as he sang the Laughing Son g.'
Mr.. Prentiss Loring of Portland re-
sponded appropriately for the class of
1885,
MR.. EDWARD STANWOOD
for the GLASS of 1861, and iusti-
fed nis praises Of his class by saying that
while men have learned not to boast of
themselves it in still proper to boast of
country, of our associations, of the
achievements of others. We are all jingoes
at heart and the class OF '61 is loyal to
college and country. Mr.. Stanwood then
told how mbers of his class had been
faithful to their duties and won tiistinc-
ton in various walks OF life.
Prof. Cyrus b. Bracket of the class of
1853; DR.. f. Fl. Cook of the class of
1868; Rev. DR.. Staokpole of the class of
1871; Mr.. B. M. Hatch of 1878; Mr.. A.
H. Davis of 1860; Rev. Charles Hill of
1876; Mr.W. G. Mallett of 1891.
The honorary degrees awarded by the
college are as follows: A. NJ, Algernon
S. Dyer, A. Fl. Wright, Truman S.
Perry, Adelbert D. Cornish, BENJAMIN
B. Murray; L. M. D., Joseph William
son; LII. D., Hon. Eugene Hale.