Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-28
GRADUATION DAY.
Class of 1900, Colby, Now
Numbered Among Alumni.
Tnirty-four Men and Two Women Re-
ceive WeII-earned Diplomas.
Trustee Meeting Honorary Degrees The
Alumni Associations Annual Dinner.


bered among tn" alumni ana
with its beribboned diplomas will sally
forth to new fields of conquest
Wednesday morning dawned fair as
those that had preceded, but several
leSrees hotter. The line was formed
recording to the old custom and, head
I'd by the band, marched down to the
church. which was even then uncom-
fprtably crowded. After the process
sion entered the few who had not been
able to procure tickets We're admitted
md d little after 10 o'clock the eXer-
cises began. Prayer was offered by
REV. John Dcering Of the oklahoma
Baptist Theological Institution. The
first speaker was Charles Franklin
Townc, who had for his subject THE
ethics of Fiction. He showed that al
though to other centuries belong the
'tandard Of some branches of litera-
ture, to the 18Th century belongs the
,rrat"St development of the novel. The
sentiment IF love is paramount in all
novels. The novel either uplifts Or dr-
grades man according to the motion
# the author The mission Of this
branch Of literature should BE- t. place
before men high ideals ana act as
pur to greater effort. He strongly
riticised the realistic style of writing
where the lowest forms uf life arr d.
Jicted without any spiritual back
;round simply because they are TRUE
0 life. This could not better mans
condition.
tn" speaker was doing eXccllently
ma the audience was beginning to
hinll that a very hi%h standard was to
% fixed at the very start VII n Mr..
roWne was suddenly taken i'll. lie
,ept rcSolutcly on. however. but near
he end Of his article was obliged t.
give up and was barely able to reach
he vestry before he tainted. He was
iuietly cared for ana the program was
not Interrupted
The second speaker was Miss Mulliy
SeWall. who chose The Othcr Wis
Man" for her subject. she briefly tnll
the story Of Arteman. the wise man.
who failed in his search for the King
md who gave up as a ransom for those
condemned To death the three jewels
which hr had purchased with all his
worldly possessions as a gift Ia the
King. ana who was killed before hi+
| search was rewarded The speaker
th"n analysed the story ana drew
som" helpful lessons from it.
The next speaker was Fred Foss
Lawrence who spoke on The Rcd
ross"
Despite the visionary dreams of the
rrtmist the era OF universal praC'
Gems yet far distant civilization is
he only sure guarantee Of peace and
!ot quarter Of The earth il yet civil
zrd. Homo" it is better t. devote our
inc To improving existing conditions
han trying To stop them. The society
# the Red Cross organized on tho 22d
f August, 1864. with the adoption of
he famous international treaty ana
MAS soon adopted by all the leading
powers of the world. Since its birth
n TIN various wars that have occurred
Is achievements have more than jus
flied its existence. The secret of it's
success is the systematic method Of
operation. a great share Of the glory
attaching t. its progress belongs tp the
women who have generously sacrificed
heir lives to the cause of humanity.
The acme of human agony is found
round the bloody battlefield 1t is to
It's miserable victims that the Red
III, hn,,rs and s..l[ I'LL r,r IL human
11na i abIa ii alleviate th,ir suffer
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mixed 50 that the former appeared III
n. I,lJcr Of the latter in the report OF
l','', ,..,rl.i.,. NJ II,js,n'.
, uyi'',,S ,.,s an = survey of the 18Th
,n .rt'",l His article entitled AN L.
I p,+,i,t. Wednesday was as
'vi.Ilan, ill bie Grafton Of Tia ANY be
.nrr being III earnest plea for rec
,,nitinn II 1he great services to his
.nuntrv Of Robert Morris
rho next sneaker was Miss Mary
;ardncr Thilbrook. who had one of the
,~st articles of The day. Her subject
vac "A Hero Of Scotland" 1t was a
,niaf strong sketch Of the life Of Sir |
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