The Portland daily press., 1898-06-24
ESPECIAL TO THE PRESET

ESPECIAL TO THE PRESET
Brunswick, June 23.-This is the i'm
nortant day of commencement week. 1t
is the day when the results of the labors
of the governing boards OF the cole ge
are announced, when the graduation ex.
ercises occur and when the alumni hold
their meeting and gather around the
tables at the commencement dinner.
This years commencement at Bowdoin
has called out larger attendance of the
alumni than has been seen here since the
centennial commencement, it has been
the close OF the student life of the largest
class ever graduated, and ths governing
boards have taken action on several i'm.
portant matters More than that the at
tendance has included many prominent
men. Chief Justice Fuller was present
at the reunion of the class of 1858 of which
he was member. Gov. Powers and Ad
jutant General Richards, Chief Justice
Peters, judges Putnam aud Webb of the
United States courts, Judges Haskell.
Emery and Wiswell, and many other
witnessed the exercises of the day.
THE MEDICAL SCHOOL.
ance with the recommendation of Presi-
dentHyde that action he taken to improve
the facilities and usefulness of the medi-
cal school at their sessions this week,
passed vote providing for the removal
of the school to Portland, when suit
able building shall be provided there and
presented to the college. The vote en-
bodying this action contains number of
provisions as to the manner In which the
change shall be made when the copdi-
tions are complied with to the satisfac-
tion of the committee to whom the mat
ter is referred. The vote declares:
''That the committee appointed at the
last commencement with authority to
consider the application Of the income of
Mrs Garcelon's trust estate, when re-
ceived, is hereby continued with the
same powers until otherwise ordered !;
Provided, nevertheless, that whereas, in
the opinion of the Boards it is for the
interest of the medical school that the an
ton thereof be given at Portland instead
of at Brunswick whenever suitable
building therefor in Portland is con-
structed, fitted and duly furnished and
equipped and conveyed to the president
and trustees of the college free of charge
and whenever also arrangements of a
reliable and permanent character for adj
vantage at the Maine General hospital are
secured for the school: Therefore, voted,
that said committee, or majority there
of, shall have authority from time to time
to consider and determine whether or
not such building has been so con-
structed, fitted, furnished, equipped and
so conveyed, and whether or not such ar
rangements with the Maine General hos
pital have been made, and whenever said
committee or said majority shall certify
to the president of the college, under
their hands that all the same have been
accomplished, then and thereafter said an
nual courses of lectures and instruction
shall be given in said Portland, and such
portion of the anatomical, and other
cabinets, books, instruments and other
personal property as shall have been ap.
for the exclusive use of said
school at said Brunswick and as shall be
approved by said committee or majority
thereof, to be shown by them additional
certificate to the president, shall be re-
moved to said building at said Portland,
the cost OF said removal to be char ged
against the medical school,.
The vote further provides that the in
ing 1t now occupies, (S5,945. 49, shall be
credited to it.
In reference to the medical school,
President Hyde also recommended that
the faculty be elected at fixed salaries
and this was done by the boards, thu
present faculty being chosen for term
of three years.
A LIBRARY BUILDING.
The great need of the college now is of
a building for its large and growing
library. and the trustees and overseers
the following committee to
solicit funds for such building: Judge
VIM. l.. Putnam and Thomas II. II ub-
bard of the trustees; and John L. Crosby.
James P. Baxter and E. W. Curtis Of
the overseers. 1t was also voted to re-
model Winthrop hall at q cost of $4,000.
Degrees were conferred as follows:
LII. D.-Hon. James A Roberts.
Comptroller, state OF New York, class OF
1870; Hon. Lucilius A.. Emery, justice of
S. j. c., 1851.
D. D.2Rev. Samuel v. Cole, president
Of Wheaton Female Seminary, Norton,
Mass.
Lift D.-Herhert Putnam, librarian of
the Boston Public library.
A. M.-Dana Estes of Boston.
A. B. tout of rse);-Isaac W. dyer
Of Portland, John M. Burlelgh, Berwick
THE GRADUATION.
At ten O'Clock, this forenoon, the facul-
ty, alumni, and graduates marched to
the church where the exercises were held
in accordance with the following pro-
gramme:
The Mission of War,
Thoma Littlefield Marble
The Church's Dilemma,
Robert Robertson Morson
Dur Foreign Policy, Frank Herbert swan
gladstone, Herbert Nelson Gardner
The Supremacy of the Novel.
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