Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-23
GOOD BYES SAID.
Closing Days of Bowdoin's
94th Commencement.
Goodwin Prize Taken by Arthur Hunt
ington Mason of Augusta.
Medical Course Hereafter Two Years at Bruins
wick. Two at Portland.


Brunswick, Me-, June 22.-(SpeciaD.-l
The closing day of the 9ith Bowdoin
commencement was favored with per
feet weather and the large crowd Of
alumni and visitors present joined with
the undergraduates in the pleasures Of
a very enjoyable day. It was an occa-
sion where old and cherished friend
ships We're renewed. and fresh ones
formed, where age that never grows
old, and youth joined hands and hearts
in loyal tributes of affection to a COM
mon Alma Mater. The younger grad
yates We're especially numerous-sev
eral class reunions serving to stimu
late their attendance. The class of 1891
had its fifth annual reunion.
Among the other classes to hold re
unions We're those Of 40, "a, SO and
"A. to say nothing of the many infor-
NAL reunions OF old classmates. 1T is
noticeable on these occasions how
strong is the class spirit. ana how
surely the associations of four happy
years draws the graduates of the same
year together upon these happy occa-
sions when they turn aside for brief
period. from The press Of other duties.
70 find pleasure ana inspiration in liv-
| ing again the cherished memories of
college days.
At a little past 10 o'clock. the pro-
| cession to the Congregational church,
| where the graduating exercises We're
| held. was formed by Marshal Gilman
| In this the classes We're formed in or
| der Of graduation. The Salem Cadet
| Band headed the line. The following
was the order Of the graduating exer-
cises:
Music. Prayer. Music.
The Church and the Social Problem"
| Byron Strickland Philooh
| The Culitarian Tendency in College Ell
| ucdtlon, Willis Bean Mou!tol
| The Influence Of Poetry on National
/ Arthur Huntington Mason
| Music.
The Social Aspect Of the Saloon Prob
lem, Drew Bert Hal.
.., r,,. Harold Fessonden Dana
Fred Raymond Marsh
| Music.
! COnfcrrinS IF Degrees.
| Prayer.
1 EencdICuQn,
Mr. Philoon was the first speaker am
I Ms theme was The Relation 81 ,he
Il church ~ Social Problems. Ills arEu-
/ meUt is ia brief as follows:
/ Evolution is applicable ~ Il mans char
Il actcr as Wcll rs to his body. tu chara ctcr-
II istcs as we'll as To objects The founda-
Il ton Of evolution is the survival of tn"
Il tittcst. This struggle goes on IN the
Il moral as We'll as i'm tho natural world. IN
/ order to have this struggle harmonious
! the ordinary way is to have some fixed
belief. Christianity is the greatest belief
that has attempted TO bring about this
harmony in the struggle. But a larE'
majority Of the world is uOn-ChrIStiaT:
and those TINT are Christians are not al
ways sincere; for these TWO reasons
Christianity has not always been a help
to harmony. The remedy must Do found
II in fraternal feeling, where each man Will
live ana let live. ana in this spirit %
charity can the church best meet socia'
problems.
Drew Bert Han of brunswick. wh7
stands second IA his class ana has won
many prizes spok.@ on The S"c 5i,. M M
problem is first that social nature is III
the foundation NJ mans life. Life cann,o'
develop without ii. Now the saloon sails
fies this social nature not only If Srat-
flying the craving for drink. but ils
primary satisfaction is in social inter-
course promoted hy reading. talking and
saloon as it today exists is to provide q
means To take its place in satisfying th,s
social instinct of nature: Prohlbitlo4 1
merely negative 1t denies without FUR
nishing a remedy for what it denies.
| Arthur Huntington Mason then spoke
On 1.-The Relation of Poetry TO Nation2l
| Literature" and the subject was wei
handled Mr. Mason was Wen qualified
| ID write On this theme, as he WAS w
poet. Glass day The speaker clearly AIT
| toraibly brought "ut lhe silent, c"nSl;'h'
| influence that literature oI me nrd,t'
ana particularly poetry, e&ertS ON tle III"
| " Il nation. His examples from history