The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-28

pleasure that he paid passing tribute to
the great genius of chemistry.
nr. kelnssn then proceeded 70 sneak OF
the aspects Of chemical investigator. as
q branch Of scientific study. The modern
Inventions followed as practical applies
tons Of previously discovered scientinc
principles.
Marconl In his wireless telegraphy. had
applied the principles OF eectriu waves
discovered years before by Hertz. But
the practical and economic results OF
laboratory work wers not, In the orators
opinion, the most important results. The
methods OF laboratory work had tesn of
supreme Importance In the Intellectual and
moral work. The scientific method had
been transferred to the study CT an ,ub-
jeots The scientific method was merely
the nndlng OF the facts, and then making
the conclusion from them. This princlpI,
was nut always applied to public cues
tions, whether on the war. the PhiIlp.
pine islnnds, the tariff or other questions.
IL seemed as II the amount OF heat in
volvsd was In inverse proportion to the
facts. (Applauss, } The scientific method
aimed 90 know the facts trst and then
TO form conclusions.
DIR. Remsen concluded with a tribute
to the influence OF the scientific method
in the moral world
The class day exercises of the senior
class began at the First Baptist church
In the forenoon.
Led by the class marshal, Charles
Towne. the seniors marched to the
church. Prayer was offered by Rev. @.
ID. d. Pepper
The history OF the gentlemen Of 100 wa 5
delivered by Arthur 1. Stuart and that
Of the ladies by Miss Agnes G. Stetson.
s The GLASS then sang the annual ode.
Georges A. Martin delivered the class ora
ton and the class poem was reciSed by
Miss Helene ii. bowman.
In the afternoon upon the campus Will
liam o. Stevens delivered prophecies CON-
corning the men and Maud L. Hoxie
concerning the women. Afterwards the
pipe ode was sung and the pipe Of peace
was smoked.
The address to Undergraduates was de-
iivered by Miss Klevia b. Hartman.
then the class united In the farewell ode,
and tie exercises were completed with
the parting address by William Brown.
Fifteen members OF the class of 10
Colby college. held reunion and ban.
quet at the Elmwood hotel this AFTERNOON.
The following were present. DR.. Ev-
erett Flood Of Worcester, Mass, james
Greedes of Boston. Hannibal Z. Hamlin
of Ellsworth, Rev. Nathan Hunter Of
Milton. Mass, Willis A. Joy of Grand
Forks. 8. D., Charles s. Lamont OF Bos.
ton, William A. Lyford of Chicago, Miss
Elizabeth Matthews Of waterviile, Will
liam w. Mayor of Fountain, Col, George
Merrig,an of Lowell, Mass. A. p Soule
of Boston, Justin A. Walling of Mil
bridge. A. II. Plaisted of wateryills,
Rev. Edward @. whittemore of Damaris-
GOTTA.
At the annual meeting OF the trustees
Of Colby college, two new mem bers were
elected to iii vacancies caused byAaeath.
Hannibal Il. Hamlin, ESQ.,, OF Ellsworth
and George K. Boutelie of waterville are
the new members; Hon. Josiah II.
Drummond, LII. D., of Portland, was re-
elected chairman; Leslie Cornish of Au-
gusta, secretary and Percival Bonney,
LII. D., treasurer of the body. :. Msssrs.
Appleton A. Plaisted. George K. Bou-
teIle and e. W. Hall were slected to the
prudential committee. Robert o. Fuller
of Cambridge, Mass, Moses Giddings Of
Bangor and Joseph L. Colby of Newton
Center. Mass, were elected to the invest
ment committee.
Resolutions were passed in honor of the
late Hon. Edmund +. Webb.
Miss Graoe K. Matthews of Newton,
Mass, was elected to the faculty and
dean of the womsn's division. Miss Mat
thsws is graduate Of tina Brookiine
High school in '93, member of the class
of '97 at Smith college; has been an off,
Ger at different times of the Alpha
society, and various religious and philan-
thropio societies. During her senior yoar
she was president of Wallace House, also
member Of the college council '97-'gS.
She took up post graduate work 10 his
tory at the University of Chicago in the
fall of '9s and while there for several
months was president of the Y. W. G. A.
DIR. Merton w. Bsssey of Waterfalls
was elected instructor in biology; B. II.
p. Pike of Boston and Harry j. Smith
of Chicago were elected ADMINISTRATORS.
1t was voted to renovate South College
at an expense not to exceed s., 200.
At the annual meeting of Colby Is
alumni at Memorial hall this afternoon,
Hon. w. G. Philbrook was elected presi-