The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-12
NINETY-EIGHTS DAY.
Junior Glass at BOwdOin Plants
Historic Vine.
Poem and Grafton Followed by Witty
Presentations-The Event Great Sue
cess in Every Way.

Poem and Grafton Followed by Witty
Presentations-The Event Great Sue
cess in Every Way.
Brunswick, June 1.-THE Bowdoin
Juniors celebrated Ivy day today. Prompt
ly at two in the afternoon the crowd on
the staircase and landing of Memorial
hall parted, and Mr.. Howard r. Ives of
Portland, the marshal of the class, lead
three score becapped and gowned Juniors
into the hall and to their seats on the
rostrum, to the music of the Germania
band of Boston.
Prayer was offered by the class chaplain,
Mr.. Robert M. Morson. After music the
GRAFTON was given by Mr.. William W.
Lawrence of Portland. Ivy day orations
as rule are psychological discussions of
objectionable length and indigestable
truths. But Mr.. Lawrence stepped over
the bounds of custom and gave an address
on subject that should live active in all
collegian' S ambition. Literature in the
college. His address was full Of practical
ideas.
of the day, Thomas L. Marble of Gorham,
n. H., who is an important factor in the
literary life of Bowdoin. He is a member
of the editorial boards of the three Bow
dom publications, the Orient, QuiIlsan
Bugle. He read the Ivy day poem.
When the band had ceased its work
President White again came forward and
delivered his address. His address was
the bright and merry side of the exercises.
The first presentation was tiny dumb
bell to the class athlete, Mr.. Wendell P.
McKown of Boothbay Harbor, who is
more famous for his mental than for his
physical proves.
President White presented to Mr.. Guy
III. Sturgis, New Gloucester a spade as
an appropriate gift to the class dig; to
Mr.. Cassius G. Williamson of Gorham,
N. H., diamond of almost too extensive
proportion to be real; to the class back
slider, Mr.. Francis A. Hamlin of Brun-
swick, an appropriate gift.
The richest joke of the day was when
President White awarded Mr.. Percival P.
Baxter of Portland a pair of shining
handouts, typical of his position as class
criminal. Baxter's response was the
brightest of the day.
The last presentation was the one
serious affair of the lot. President White
laid aside his joking and made a warm
and hearty greeting to the class of '9ss
popular man, Mr. William W. Spear of
Rockland. AS President White said, in
stead of calling Mr.. Spear class popular
man, he should be called the most popular
man in college Mr.. Spear responded in
an appropriate speech of thanks.
The Germania band belched forth with
their heavy guns and the audience re-
turned to earth again from their journey
into lands of ideals and dreams.
Headed by the band, the class marched
to the corners Of Memorial hail. where
the ivy was planted by the curator Mr.
Emery G. Wilson of North Harpswell.
The beautiful ode written by Mr.. Thomas
L. Pierce of Portland was sung by the
class after the ceremony. Mr.. Pierce is
the brother of Fl. H. Pierce, the, '96 Glass
Day poet, and a distant relative of the
poet Longfellow. His ode was very pretty,
and what's more, it was well sung
Then the crowd followed to Kings
chapel where the seniors went through the
ceremony of last Chapel, which is always
the most pathetic and beautiful of all
Bowdoin customs.
After the prayer by President William
De Witt Hyde, the seniors marched in
solemn step to the air of Aud Lang
Syne. Robust hearts in robust breasts
rose and fell, and great big tears rolled
down thin cheeks. In more than one
corner the damp eye was manifested.
The under graduates received the
seniors outside and mutual cheering was
the order
The committee which had in charge the
Ivy day ceremonies were Mr.. Edward E.
Spear of Washington, ID. c., Mr.. Dwight
r. Pennell of Lewiston and George E.
Stetson of Bangor. Everything went off
evenly and every one was delighted.