Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-28
BATES COMMENCEMENT
Opens With Baccalaureatc Sermon. Sunday
Exercises Of the Day. Monday.

Lewiston Me-, June 27.-(SpeciaD.-
The commencement exercises at Bates
commenced, Sunday morning, when
President Chase delivered the bacca-
laureate sermon before the graduating
class in the Main Street Free Baptist
church. He chose for his subject,
Eye are the Light of the World, ana
spoke very eloquently and appropriately
upon this theme. Excellent music was
furnished by a double mixed quartet
from the College Glee Clubs.
Rev. DR.. Morse, associated pastor of
Calvary church, New York City, in
the evening, delivered the annual SER
mon before the college " NJ. c. A.
DR.. Morse made good impression up
on the audience from the beginning,
and closely held their attention. His
rhetoric was matchless and the ser
mon was characterized by the depth
of thought. Altogether it was very
able and scholarly address, and the I.
NJ. C. A. committee were very fortunate
in securing his services.
The annual champion debate of the
sophomore class was held, Monday af-
ternoon, at 23O O'Clock, in Main Street
church. The question for discussion
was Ought the College Course in the
United States be Shortened to Three
Years." The speakers on the aftlr-
native were Staples. Glidden, Robbins
and Wagg. Those on the negative.
Enrich. Powell and VIM. True. The
debate was well taken up and each
speaker showed careful preparation.
The junior prize orations were held,
ha in the church. me
programme was as follows: "Fun@-
tons of Immigration" Charles 5.
Calhoon; Ideal in Fiction" Edith Fl.
Hayes; The Inspiration of Heroisn.
George 4. Hotchins; The Last of the
Puritans,'' Susie L. Roundy; The
Russian Policy i'll the Far East" AL
bert 7. LHenreux; Moral Educa-
ton in Schools" Marion s. Coon;
"Simplicity in Education" Whitman 5.
Bassett; The Poetry of Morse Myth
ology," Muriel f. Chase; "A Higher
Purpose in Popular Education" Frank
=. Wagg; The Memoirs of Nations"
Edith b. Warron: The Falacies of
Political Economy" Herbert c. Small.
The Triumph of IDEAS Mabel T.
Jordan. Music was furnished for the
occasion by the College Orchestra.
The members of the graduating class
are:
Joseph Leighton Bennett, Farming
ton, y. H.: Harry Messenger Blak+,
Somersworth. ". H: Alice Maude
Bracket, Limngton; Sadie May
Bracket. Phillips; Thomas Seth
Bruce PAGES. Va; Ernest Leon Col
Inns, Nashua. y. H; Goldsmith Hail
Conant, Littleton, Mass: Louis Bart
lett Costello. Wells; Florence Stew
art Farnum, New Gloucester: Imo-
gene Sherman Farnum. New Glouces-
ter; Bertha Fernald Files, Lewiston,
Elijah Freeman, Baltimore, Md; Frank
Wilbur Frost, Auburn; Mabel Sarah
Garcelon. Lewiston; Gertrude Cliff
Goodspeed, New York, \. Y; Henry
stephen Goodspeed New York. N v:
Frederick Robinson Griffin. SOUTH Bill.
lerica, Mass: Abbie Bessie HaIl..LeW-
iston; Henry Hawkins, Sunaan9s PES
sic Cusfman Hayes, Portland;@ AImer
Toothaker Hinkley. Farmington; Ansai
Alphonso KnoWlton. Lewiston; FreI
Ulysses Landman, South Londonderry,
Vt; Julia Frances Leader, Lewiston;
Myrtle Belle Maxim, South Paris,
Persie Louise Morrison. Auburn; VIII
liam Sherman Parsons, East New
pllIdllu, L ldllh L teiI SDli, hidlf9oi,
n H.; Mary Hallowell Perkins, A.
fred; Albert Packard Pulsifer, -Au
burn Emma SkillinSs. Portland Ellen
Warrington Smith. Richmond; John
Perley Sprague, SpraSues Mills; Nal
COIN Enos Stickney. BroWnVille; Adah
NJ Taskcr, Richmond; Oliver Henry
Toothaker. North HarpsWcll; Albert
Douglass True. New Gloucester: Ed
pol, 4,
Hermon Turkey. Windham Center; All
Dell Weymouth. Lewiston; Tilestoa
Edwin Woodsidc. Sabatis