The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-25

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President Hyde announced the wi inner
Of the Pray English Literature and Com
position Of $5psas Mr.. Joseph William
Hewitt of South Berwick. The winners
of the Brown Extemporaneous prizes of
$50 and $40 were Archie Sherman Harri-
man, LIST, and George Edgar Carmichael,
I'd. The college prizes in English COM
position of $50 is given in two firsts and
two seconds. This year Archie Sherman
Hartman and Frederick Howard Dole
won the first prizes, Harry Maxwell Var
rell and Robert Sidney Varrell won the
second prizes.
The Sewall Greek prize of $25 was won
by Lucien Percy Libby, '99, of West
brook, and Lincoln Lewis Cleayes, SO, of
Bridgton, tied for first prize.
The Sewall Latin prize of $25 Was also
divided between two men for first: Alton
Amaziah Hayden, '99, of Presque Isle
and Harold Fessenden Dana, '99, of Port
land.
The Smyth mathematical prize of $500
was won by Drew Bert Hall, '99, of
Brunswick.
The Brown Memorial scholarship was
won by Harold Fessenden Dana, 100.
This scholarship is given to the best
scholar from Portland
After the exercises in the church the
long line was formed again and marched
to the gymnasium for the dinner. 1t
was gathering which filed nearly every
seat at the long tables and they We're
placed as near together as they could be.
Among the older alumni present were
the following: Rufus K. Sewall, Wis
casset, 80; George A. Thomas, Portland,
al; A. G. Adams, ,Westfeld, Ct, '36;
j. G. Pickard, Burlingame, Kan. '46;
Edwin Leonard, Dover. Mass, AZ;
Charles A. Packard, Bath, AS; Charles
Cothrey, Red Band, N. j., 49; John S.
Sewall, Bangor, 80; J. E. Adams, Ban
gor, So; D. S. Linscott, Boston, '54;
Galen G. Moses, Bath, E. B. Palmer,
Winchester, Mass, $50; J. N. Fuller,
Beatrice, Neb.; H. Fairchild, Saco;
Henry Newbegin, Defiance, Ohio; James
G. Strout, Washington, D. c.; Francis
P. Adams, Marlborough, N. II. ; Benja-
min W. Bond, Washington, d. c.; Ed
ward A. Rand, Watertown, Mass; Char
les W. Packard, Portland, 81; A. II.
Davis, Portland, 60; @. O.aHuntt Port
land; A. S. Packard, Providence; Lor-
ing Farr, Manchester, 81. Marcus Might.
Lowell; Henry o. Thayer, Portland, 80;
Thomas M. Given, '63; James McKeen,
Enoch Foster, '64; Charles Fish, Bruins
wick, '65; q. H. Gerrish, Portland 1865
S. M. Newman, Washington, d. c.; l..
S. Curtis, Brunswick; H. S. Webster.
Gardiner; Stanley Plummer, Dexter, j.
A. Mcdonald, Stoneham, Mass; Winfield
S. Hutchinson, Boston, 81; Clarence
Hale, Portland; 7. H. Eaton, Portland.
$50: D. S. Alexander, Buffalo, N. Y,
70; J. S. Richards, West Brooksivlle; FL
W. Spaulding, Clifton Springs, N. Y;
W. f. Bickford, Arlington, Mass; Mar
cellus Coggan, Maiden, Mass. George N.
Whitaker, Boston; H. M. Heath, August
ia; George W. Seiders, Portland, ~;
c. G. Sampson, Tilton, N. H.. '73; H.
Johnson, Brunswick, IA; Seth M. Cara
ter, Auburn; S. G. Whitmore, Brrns-
wick, rs; Jere M. Hill, Buxton, F. G.:
Payson, Portland; E. H. Kimball, Bath;
George B. Merrill, Yarmouth; Charles
7. Halves, Bangor; A. 7. Parker, Bath;
Charles G. Wheeler, Topsham, rs;
Philip g. Brown, Portland; P H. In
gals, Hartford, Ct; William G. Greene;
Sag Harbor, N. "; Nv. A. Golden, Port
land; f. G. Hargraves, West Buxton;
Joseph R. Greene, Worcester; E. M. Cou-
sins, Gray FIJI. Crocker, Machias MA.
Sherman, Batavia, N. Y; E. A. Scribner,
Boynton, N. D.; H. H. Smith, N. H. !;
W. G. Beale, Chicago; G. A. Perry,
Portland; D. D. Gilman, GIL. Thompson,
Brunswick; Charles e. Cobb, Auburn;
II; Barrett Potter, George G. Purring-
ton, rs; A. n. Holmes, John Scott,
Bath Walter B.. Perkins, Cornish;
Frederick Cony, Augusta; F. o. Puring-
ton, Mechanics Falls, 80; William King,
Brunswick; F. A. Fisher, Lowell 81.
AS the dinner drew towards it's close
somebody started class yell and then
they followed one another in rapid sue
cession, men who had not been in college
for 10 years shouting until they were red
in the face. And they all shouted when
during the early party of the speech
making Lieutenant Peary. quietly entered
and found a way to a seat with his old
classmates, a large number Of whom We're
present to celebrate the Goth an niversary
of their graduation. They all rose to
greet the explorer and the applause. did
not die out for several minutes. Of
course the Bowdoin hymn was sung and
of course Mr.. George A. Thomas of Port
land was called upon to sing one of his
songs which he did in his usual able
manner.
PRESIDENT HYDE
in opening the post prandial exercises
expressed his pleasure at welcoming the
alumni back to Bowdoin. He spoke Of
the progress that the college has made III,
athletics. 1t is now in the possession Of
a fine athletic field and the collegians
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