The Portland daily press., 1900-06-29

the ciass Of 1865 made one OF the shortest
OF the days addresses but In the two
minutes he told in happy vein 50 many
"reminiscences OF the professors who gave
distinction to Bowdoin In his student
days that he was applauded TO the echo.
HON. ID. s. ALEXANDER.
Congressman ID. s. Alexander of Buffa-
10. N. Y, represented the class Of 20 and
i made speech which set the alumni APP
plauding and cheering.
Mr.. Alexander raised storm OF APP
plause when he referred to President
Hyde as the man who had SO ably pre-
sided over the college for half genera
ton. Then he referred to the new libra
~ saying. That Is not the gift Of the
head of great steel trust who needs 10
have a college named after him. Bow
doin has not been made by men who aid
It and then go out to find new oil fields.
The man who made q ncrifice 10 give
to the college Its new library needs no
armed veteran who sits by the side OF
the President.
OTHER SPEAKERS.
Mr.. W. ]. Curtis Of New York and
Prof. Edwin II. Hall Of Harvard both Of
the class Of 1876, in bright speeches spoke
for that class.
John s. Cote Of Bath Of the class Of
80 made characteristic speech which
means that he made n witty one.
Hos. Job1 A. Peters, Jr., Of Ellsworth
represented $50, Geo. B. Chandler Of
Chicago, 30 and Joseph b. Roberts. '95.
rhsse younger men made speeches
which would stand the test OF comparison
with those made earlier In the afternoon.
At their conclusion. Mr.. Thomas sang
the laughing song and the company dis
persed.
IN THE CHURCH.
The graduation exercises which took
pla GO in the Congregational church In
the forenoon were of unusual interest and
despite the heat were largely attended.
The programme was as follows:
The Freedom of the Scholar.
| Clifford Sawyer Bragdon
General Gordon, Henry Woodbury. Cobb
| The institutional Church,
William Billings Woodbury.
The Right OF Religion TO Live,
Harry Annesley Beadls
Reflex Expansion,
Everett Birney Stackpole
The Price of Liberty,
Frederick Crosby Lee
President Hyde announced the follow
ing prize winners:
| Goodwin commencement prize, Harry
A. Beadle.
| English composition prizes, Ev-
erett b. Stackpole, John X. Bass;
second prize, Harold p. West, Clifford ).
Bragdon.
| Brown prizes In extemporaneous Eng
lixh composition, Clifford s. Bragdon;
second pr lie, Clarence g. Robinson.
Sewall Greek prize, Harry G. SWEET.
Sewall Latin prize, Harry g. SWEET.
Goodwin prize, Leonard d. Walker.
| Smith mathematical prizes, Ralph b.
Stone.
| Trustees and overseers conferred the
following honorary degrees:
LII. d, Andrew p. Wiswell, j. b.
AcKeen.
ID. d.. Charles G. Torrey, Samuel A.
Elliott, George W. Hamlin.
COMM ENCEMENT Al BATES.
Il
| L.ewisto n, June 2S.-The sd commence
ment Of Bates college was celebrated to-
day with exercises at the Main street
Baptist church. Congressman Little
| field was guest there and was one Of the
| speakers at the commencement dinner
which followed at City hall. The col
lege today conferred upon MIR. Littleheld
the degree of LII. ID. The college also
conferred the degree of ID. ID. ,.on Rev.
HE Foss. 1t was announced Monday
that the first junior prize had been
won by Leo Charles Democh of Lewis
ton; Miss Beriitica Lorea Irving, second.
Arthur Edwin Darling OF Auburn was
the winner of the Sophomore prize debate.
| These are the members of the gra duat-
ing class: Percy A. Babb, North Bridg-
ton; Harry o. Bacon, Natiek, Mass. /;
John Il. Bass, Wilton Harry A. Beadie,
Hartford, Conn Charles +. II. Became,
Hallowell; Joseph p. Bell, Lawrence,
Mass. Clifford ) Bragdon, Cumberland
Mills; Harry L. Burbank, Exeter, N.
H.; Albro l. Burnell, Wooifords; Rob-
ert f. Chapman, Portland; Albert W.
Clarke, Damariscotta Mills; Henry G..
| Clement, West Gorham; Burton M
Clough, Sebago; Henry W. Cobb, Bath !;
George b. Colesworthy, Woodfords;
Robert $. Edwards, Boston, Mass. Percy
@. Giles, Boothbay; George F. Good
speed, Wilton; George b. Gould, Bath;
Archie j. Hamlin. Brunswick; Simon
NJ. Hanlin, Sebago Lake; Samuel p.
Harris, East Machias; Ebert b. Holmes,
In
James Il. knight, Rockland; Frederick
o. Lee, NEWCASTLE; Alfred Levensale r,
Thomaston; Harry e. McCarty, Portland;
Islay +. Mccormick, Boothbay; Fred b.
Merrill, Bethel; Philip Nj. Palmer, West
brook; James X. Parsons, Yarmouth;
Joseph q. Pearson, Brunswick William
V. Phillips. South Brewer; Charles H..
Potter, Bath Philip l.. Pottle, Lewis
ton; Henry II. Randall, Pennington;
Clarence @. Robinson, Brewer; Cheney ID.