The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-18
GRADUATION At GORHAM.
Gov. Powers and President Butler
Address the Graduates.
THE COMPLETION OF DORMITORY
MAKES THE YEAR MEMORABLE.

Yesterdays Exercises at the Church
Where the Glass Received Their Dip.o-
mas-The Annual Meeting of the
Manufacturers Elected and Gift for
the Dormitory Received-The Alumni
Dinner-Governor Powers, State Supe r.
intendent Stetsop, and Principal Cor
then Among the Speakers.
The elm EMPOWERED streets of Gorham
were made gay yesterday by the light
dresses worn by the young women of the
graduating class at the normal school and
on the streets with the graduates and
their friends were many of the former
students of the school. This years gradu-
alton is a memorable one for the friends
of the Institution because it marks the
completion of the handsome new dormi-
tory. A number of distinguished visitors
were present to participate in the exer-
cises, among them being Governor Powers
by whom the diplomas were handed to
the members of the graduating class, and
President Butler of Colby University
who made the principal address, of the
day. The examinations of the classswere
held on Thursday. Yesterday was given
up to the commencement exercises. The
graduation took place in the Congrega-
tional church in the forenoon. The audi
forum of the church had been appropri-
ately decorated for the occasion. The
graduates and the alumni met at the
chapel at little before nine and marched
IN hA nh. fhaV .odf nfR hn diva
ing class being attired in white and
making a pretty picture. The exercises
included music by the school chorus, a
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Cashmere. a solo by
Miss Alice Chadbourne, DIR. Buffers ad-
dress, the class history by Miss Winnifred
Thompson, the prophecy by Miss Sadie
Id. Chase, the presentation of diplomas
by the Governor and the benediction by
the Rev. Mr.. Reynolds. The guests were
seated by the following young ladies who
acted as ushers: The Misses Harmon,
Rankin, Allen, Hudson, Ferguson, Adams
and Dillingham;.
III the parts of the programme were
most acceptably carried out. President
Buffers address was as eloquent and as
replete with elevating thought as was to
be expected from one known as graceful
speaker and a deep til mixer. His subject
was THE Higher Education and the
National Life. 1t was his purpose to
show that education to be complete must
cover the full development of man
physically, socially, intellectually and
spiritually fitting all his powers for active
and effective use. The educa ted mass and
the self-made man are alike that man
who has made the most of every oppor
tunity given him, and there must be no
haste in entering on any career without
all possible preparation The world has
no use for the man who has not prepared
himself for his work, but the man who
comes equipped and educated for service,
finds his place not only ready but calling
out for hun.
Governor Powers in presenting the
diplomas to the graduates referred to the
fact that he had been fitted for college by
Principal Co1thell. The Governor said
that no class of the people of the state
were more deserving of its thanks for
their labors than were the teachers. He
paid high tribute to the work of the
normal schools, all of which he has re-
Gently visited, and spoke pleasantly to
the members ofssthe class as he handed
them their diplomas.
THE ALUMNI MEETING.
After the meeting in the church the
visitors inspected the dormitory and the
alumni gathered in the school building
for their business meeting They elected
as officers for the ensuing year:
President-Edward Guptill.
vi President-Hiram G. Hawkes..
Treasurer-George G. Spinney.
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. Rose G.
Johnson.