The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-30

| -SooA'0o ohio LlorulnS, salQ Gn6 OOV-
ernor, telegram from the, British am.
bassador, asking for permission for the
troops to enter this state. I replied that
Maine would not only give them permits
sion but hearty welcome.
The applause which was frequent
during the Governors remarks was long
continued at the close.
Rev. DIR. Ben iah l.. Whitman, recently
president of the university was next in
troduced and received greeting which
testified that he has lost none of his popu-
larity with the sons and daughters of
Colby. He spoke of the conflict in which
the nation is engaged, and said that he
had recently seen in Dixie men who wore
the butternut and rejoiced because they
were called Yankees The Governor did
well whea he referred to the sympathy of
the British nation. The time may come
when the English speaking races will
unite and bring peace to the world. DIR.
whitman paid an eloquent tribute to
Gladstone as a man for whom all the
world mourned. We instinotively think
OF men as we mention states. When we
hear OF Maine we do not think of the hay
and oats and potatoes of Aroostook but of
men, OF the Drummonds, the Bonneys,
the Glddings, the Hales, the Reeds, the
Buffers. yes and "Sam.'' one of the best
of us all. (Long applause When we hear
OF Vermont we Go not think of her
granite quarries, but of Dewey. When
we read history we are reading of men.
When we are reading theology we are
reading men from the APOSTLE Paul to
DIR. Pepper. In the future W. shall give
more time to the training of men and
women. We shall know more of the tenth
man, the man of genius, whose nature is
always making to do some great work,
DIR. Whitman referred again to Gladstone
ane spoke of the great Englishan's IN
tense purpose to do the right. 1t lead him
to change his views SO that there has been
no question of English politics in the
last half century on which he did pot
change his position from two to ten times
and yet no one dared to call him trim
mer. 10 the graduates, DR.. Whitman
said that he would have them take large
view OF their duties in life even though
the places they were called upon to fill
were small. DR.. Whitman's thoughts
were expressed in eloquent language and
adorned with many quotations and ap-
prorriate illustrations. He was loudly
| applauded.
REV. W. o. AVER
responded briefly for the CT ass of 1868,
which he said entered Waterville college
and graduated from Colby university. 1t
was then that the name WAS changed.
| Somebody suggested that if a man named
| Scroggins should leave the Institution a
| lot of money it would have to be called
| Seroggin's university, but for all that
Colby university is a good name. Mr..
Aver closed with an expression of appre-
citation of the work which Prof Julian
d. Taylor is doing.
Rev, DIR. Seymour of Philadelphia, in
bright speech, referred to the power of
such men as President Butler and Presi-
dent Whitman. A man, he said, was
bigger than battleship, because he
created the ship. 1t was just after seeing
Commodore Sohley's feet that DR.. Sey-
mour heard words uttered by President
Whitman that were more powerful than
the thunder of Schley's guns DR.. Sey-
mour also appropriately referred to many
of the distinguished men whom Colby
has sent out into the world.
Brief speeches were also made by Hon.
Josiah H. Drummond. Rev. DR.. A.
Owen and others. President Butler
announced that the son of the late Prof.
Foster had started fund for Greek
scholarship in memory of his father, the
late Prof. Foster. Over half the neces-
sary $1,000 had been subscribed. Judge
Bonney called for subscriptions to COM
plete the amount and they have been rap
Idly coming in. President Butler also
announced that the class of 'SS would
raise $1,000 for scholarship.
NEW TRUSTEE ELECTED.
DR.. Alfred King of Portland has been
elected a trustee in place of the late Dr.
Joseph Kicker.
The following prizes were announced:
Senior prizs-For excellence in English
composition and defamation, A. ".
Cleaves. Miss Janet @. Stevens.
Junior priZe-For excellence in Engli sh
composition and defamation, first prize
for men. William o. Stevens; second,
G. A. Martin; for women, first prize,
Helen q. Bowman; second, Alma W.
Chase.
For excellence in extemporaneous COM
position-J. e. Nelson and May Elise Eel
lows.
German prizes-For men, first. H r.
Spencer; second. Lawrence e. Quincy,
with honorable mention and special
faculty prize to A. n. Blackburn for
women, first, Agnes G. Stetson; second,
Alice May Purinton, with honorable
mention for Josie NJ Toward.
The promenade concert on the cam pus
and the Presidents reception occurred
tonight. ssa 5FG
Among the older alumni present were
Prot William Matthews, 'S5; Rev. Nath-
an Fay, '39; Thomas Wright, '39; j. H.
Drummond, '46; J. F. Baldwin, '53; W.
P. Bartlett, '53; Geo. Bullen, '53: A.
Owen, '53; s. R. Thurston,, SO; ]. W.
Weston, '55; Hon. G. A. Wilson, 62; Rev.
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