The Portland daily press., 1899-06-27
COMMENCEMENT AT COLBY.
the Junior. Held sway at w.tsrvnis
Yesterday.

at Colby Is fully on. The juniors have
exhibited, the bacoalaureate ana the an
nuai sermon before the Christian assocla.
lions are past and today the juniors took
up the thread OF the programme in
their:. exercises upon tho 4 campus.
The programme opened at two O'Clock
with an invocation BY Alden &c. Doughty,
class chaplain, and continued with o
musical selection. by the band, after
which the class ode, written by #. n.
Lawrsncs. was sung to the tune OF "Just
One Girl" The grafton was delivered
by Edward ID. jennings whose theme
was 1.-THE Advancement Of America In
the Past Three Centuries" The class
poem was by Miss Mabel Gertrude
Pike. who took for her title "A Legend
OF the Messalonskee.''
The history Of the mems division Of
100 by Percy u. Gilbert, was very strong.
The women's history by Miss Mary Gar.
diner Philbrook, received much applause.
orrin Albert Larned awarded the prizes
to the GLASS and the undergraduates.
Following the awards Fernald ID. Saw
yer in behalf Of his GLASS presented to
Colby, through Hon. Josiah II. Drum
mond, rs chairman of the board Of trus-
tees, 1870 books by modern authors
At Ladies' hall the annual meeting of
the Colby Alumnae association was held
at four O'CLOCK, when reports of the sew
eral officers were made and several in
ter,sting papers wereIread.
Miss Mary A. SaEtelle, dean Of the
women's division. who is to leave Colby
this year, made a parting address.
Presentation day Terminated with the
two great social events OF Colby's COM
mancement: The presidents reception
In alumni chemical hall, and tho ninth
annual senior hop at Sopers Hall. The
reception took palace between the hours of
eight and ten when DIR. and Mrs.
Nathaniel Butler, assisted by DR.. and
Mrs. Pepper and Judge aud Mrs Psrci-
val Bonney Of Portland, welcomed some
800 guests who paid their respects to the
mentioned sextette in the laboratory
room at the left of the yestlbule. ~.
The guests were shown through out the
aew building by DIR. Bailey, assisted by
Messrs. Doughty, jack, Philbrick.
Sawyer, Severy, Gilbert and Cotton Of the
department of chemistry.
The senior hop was opened at ten
o clock by Floor Manager g. II. Das-
combe and Miss Minnie Gnllert leading
the grand march, followed by rs couples.
At seven o'clock meeting of the trus-
tees OF Colby was held In Champiin hall,
when the presidents annual report was
delivered. in which mention was made
of the unusual mortality among the
graduates. no less than 20 Of the alumni
having died the past year. The enroll
ment OF students was mentioned as 1876.
Mr.. u. h. p. Pike. '9s, OF Boston, was
recommended as a substitute to Instructor
Hedman who has been granted a years
leave Of absence to be spent in France.
Mr.. Harry Smith of Chicago was recon-
mended as a substitute to Prof. A. J.
Roberts who also has years leave.
The immediate needs were spoken Of as
presenting themselves in three GLASSES;
Fands. material equipment. courses
offered by the college.
In annual session the Colby aiumnae
elected the following officers; President,
Miss Hattie Parmen ter, 's5, Northfisld,
Mass; FIRST vice president, Mrs. Sophy
Hanson Pierce, '8l, Waterville; second
Woe president, Miss Alics r. Lowe, 30,
VAUDEVILLE: secretary and treasurer
Miss Lenora Bsssey. 'ss. Waterville;
executive committee, Miss Helen r.
Beede. 'e3, Auburn, Miss HARRIET
Holmes, '97, Eastport, and Miss Laura
Smith. '9s. of Auburn.
SOPHOMORE DEBATE AT BATES.
Lewiston, June 2S -The Bates college
commencement opened today with the
sophomore debate In the afternoon and
the junior exhibition In the evening The
question debated by the sophomores was.
els 1t for the best interests OF the
United States to effect a materially
greater Capitalization In the national
government
The speakers on the affirmative were
Willard K. Bachelor, Miss Gertrude
Libby; those on the negative were
Eiwyn Jordan and vernie g. Rand. The
committee of award were W. B. Shelton,
Rev. Philip Graft and Rev. W. j. lay
lor.
The juniors who spoke at the prize ex-
hibition in the evening were: Richard
Stanley Enrich, Harriet Davis Proctor,
Leroy Gilbert Staples, Mabel Emery
Mari, Bertram Everett Packard, Mabel
Alice Ludwig. Alice Catheron, Bertha
True, Lester Lowell Powell, Maud Frost
Mitchell, William Robert Rued and
Blanche Burdid Sears. The judges were
Rev. W. Il. Bolster. A. E. vsrrill and
George II. Libby. The award on both the
debate and the exhibition will be an
nounced Thursday, commencement day.
Tomorrow the senior class viii conduct
the class day exercise In the chapel at
$50 p. m. In the evening the commence
msnt concert will be given.