Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-29
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the faculty Of the medical department
Of Chicago University Mr.. Narrell is
upon the faculty OF Colorado Univer-
sity.
Following the granting of the de-
| grees President Hyde announced the
following prizes:
| Goodwin Commencement prize, Har-
rs A. Beadlc.
Pray English Literature prize, +. B..
| Stackplle.
/ Brown prizes, for English compost
ton. f. b. Stackpole and John r.
| Bass. first prizes; Harold 2. West and
| Clifford ;. Bragdon, second prizes.
| Extcmporaneous writing prizes. Cliff
| ford S. BragdOn. first; and Clarence 6.
! Robinson. second.
Moves Political Economy prize, f. p.
| Stackpole.
Class Of '6S oratorial prize, Frederick
| G. Lee.
Junior Defamation prizes, John
Gresson. Jr.. first; and Lester d. Ty-
! Ter. second.
Sewall Latin prize. Harry G. SWEET.
Sewall Greek prize. Harry G. SWEET
Goodwin French prize. Leon ".
Walker.
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Stone.
The exercises in the church were con
cludcd at T. and the procession at once
formed as il came and marched to the
gymnasium. 1t was jolly crowd. and
among the younger classes there was
a constant succession of class yclls and
of cheers by one class for another
Each of the classes for the past dozen
years had back anywhere from 10 to -
members and many of the older classes
were equally we'll represented. The
gymnasium was filled. fully 500 alumni
sitting down To the Xcellent dinner
which was served. CI the platform
with President Hyde We're Rev. &. 4.
! Everett. ID. D.. 80. dean Of the Harvard
Divinity school; General q. o. Howard.
80: Chief Justice a. =. WisweH. ~:
and Hon. J. f. Libby. CT. of Portland.
president of the board Of trustees.
After justice had been done to the
| dinner there was prayer by DIR.
| Everett. and the singing of the old
hymn, sung at almost hundred COM
mcncements at Brunswick. Then Pres
/ idcnt Hyde briefly addressed the alum
nj in words Of welcome. and as to the
| condition Of the college His references
to the gift of new library by General
! Hubbard brought a whiilwind Of ap-
I plausc. Business detained General
/ Hubbard in New York. much to the re-
Sret of all. President Hyde touched
upon the movement to increase the en-
| doWment of the college ana announced
that the governing boards had selected
the following committee Of alumni to
take up and push to success the task
of adding 100000 to the endowment
fund Of the college. Thomas j. Hub
bard Of New York, Edward Stanwood
of Boston. James McKeen of New
York. D. 5. Alexander of Buffalo, and
S. ]. Furber Of Chicago.
| In his closing remarks President
Hyde paid a graceful tribute to Hon.
James W. Bradbury Of Augusta, the
sole survivor Of Bowdoin's most IA
nous class which graduated Just -
years ago. Resolutions of greeting to
Mr. Bradbury and expressing the affcc-
ton and honor in which he is held by
all Bowdoin men We're introduced by
Prof. John Sewall Of Bangor, and
adopted by a rising vote.
In calling upon the speakers of the
| afternoon President Hyde called only
oPoii VI lDe classes
which are mutipes of five. though he
made one exception to this in introduc-
ing as the first speaker Chief Justice
Wiswell, '73. Justice Wiswcll spoke
for the State. and his effort was one
worthy the theme. His tribute to Bow
dom was warm one The next speak
er was the one-armed old hero. General
Oliver o. Howard who was given an
ovation renewed again and again as he
tried to begin his remarks. General
Howard spoke for the country. for the
board Of trustees of which he Is
member, and for the class of so which
was celebrating it's semi-centennial
with goody number back. He paid
high tribute to his distinguished
classmate, Senator VIM. p. Frye, who
entertained the survivors Of the class
at dinner at his Lewiston home, last
night. Hon. j. +. Libby followed on
behalf of the overseers Of which board
he is president. His speech was a pol
ished. scholarly tribute to the college
and it's work in rearing men fitted to
meet the responsibilities Of pubic life |
w. w. Thomas, minister to Sweden,
responded for the class of 80, and in
addition to paying a tribute to eX-
Speaker Reed and his other distin-
guished classmates. he told in most
interesting manner the story Of New
Sweden. For 50 the speaker was Hon. 4
Joseph A. Locke of Portland. the elo- .
ducnt ex-prcsident Of the Maine Senate. I
For 20 Congressman DeAlva s. Alex
ander Of Buffalo, responded, and he
made the grafton hit of the afternoon.