Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-16
BOWDOIN'S IVY DAY.
Junior Class Observes the Time
HonOred Custom.
Literary Exercises, Presentations,
l9OO's Last Chapel, Ivy Hop.
The Closing Ball Game OF the Season The
Feature OF the Forenoon.

Brunswick. Me, June 15.-(SpecjaD.
This was Ivy day at Rowduin. the
gala day Of the year for the junior
class ana its friends The q ar skies
after the rain We're very welcome and
III day the campus was thranced with
visitors, the fair sex prcdomnating
from beyond its borders. The class of
1901 has 60 young men in its ranks ana
IS strong class in every respect. Its
Ivy day exercises We're most success
fully carried out in conformancc With
the beautiful customs inaugurated at
BoWdoin, nearly 40 years ago, and
since adopted by many other colleges.
The feature of the forenoon was the
baseball game With Bates. The after
noon exercises were held in Memorial
hail, the class in cap and gown march
ing to its seats on the srmi-circular
stage under the leadership Of Paul s.
Hin of Saco. class marshal. The
famous Salem Cadet Band. n feature
ut 50 many BoWdoin Ivy and class
days. furnished music The prayer
" a. ny Il It''l IL ! pNd an 81 L dIlllItG l'ill.
and was followed by the Ivy Grafton
by John Gregson, Jr., Of Worcester,
Mass, next fails football captain. The
poem was read by Kenneth 4. NJ. Sil,s
If Portland. the editor-in-chicf Of the
Howdoin Quill and the scholarship
leader If the class r tn Grafton ana
poem We're scholarly productions. well
delivered, ana deserving the applause
and praise they received.
After these literary parts came the
presentations, made by the class prcsi-
dent. Ripley l.. Dana Of Portland.
Harry II. Cloudman. BowdOin's best
athlete. was designated the class
Socrates, ana presented With 4 MT ga
phone. William NJ. Warren of Bangor.
rs the agent for the \. $. p. c. A.. was
given Il bottle Of soothing syrup. The
class tcrpSichoros. George &. Wheeler
Of Pennington. was presented with
Tyre. The gentleman from Bangor.
Hugh f. Quinn. ana the gentleman
from Portland. Robert c. Foster. Were
presented With Il scent bottle and
alarm clock. respectively. In each case
the presentation and response We're
lptly made. producing great merrt-
mcnt. The last presentation was IF a
rnnrc serious order. ami the hall shook
with applause when the wooden spoon
WAS presented ly IRE sidrnt Dana -
Donald +. SNOW of Bangor. as tht
popular man at 1901. This i esteemed
one Of the highest hprnrS f the coll
course ana was never bttt.r bestowed
than in the case of Mr.. Sn.W.
After the exercises in the hall tn
ivy was planted by the class. headed
W. Henry y. Evans Of Camden a.
curator. The IVY Ga" to the old col
leg, air "I.lurigcr Hpralius" was then
sung The ode was written by john \.
Pierce of Portland. This concluded tn"
exercises by the juniors. ana imme-
diately following came the beautiful
ceremony of seniors last chapel TIL
chapel was packed With visitors ana
many rrmlincd outside. The brief
service was conducted by President
Hyde and at it's conclusion the senior
elias. "A strong. with locked arms.
marched slowly the length Of the long
chapel and down the central path,
singing Aud Lang Sync." Outside.
cheers were given for each lower class
ana the college. ana all joined in
cheering 1900.
This evening the Ivy hop is being
held in Town hall, an event that shar"l
with the class any bah the honor ~
being the social event If the Cullcg"
wear There was an exceptionally large
attenlance The committee in who's"
charge was the program Of the DAY
consisted Of Harold l.. Berry of Port
land. Ernest T. Smith # Lancaster.
Mass. and Harry s. Coombs IF Lewis
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