Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-25
BOWDOlN'S WEEK.
Three Busy Days for the
Seniors and Alumni.
This Is Class Day With Picturesque
and Interesting Exercises.
Junior Speaking. Last Evening Full Program
OF "Wednesday and Thursday.

Brunswick, Me, June 2l-tSpa, i1l)-
The Junior phi DE- c.amation nt,st i'm
Memorial hail. this evening. marks the
real opening of the exer, iscs of com
menconent week. There has been
nothing on the program. today. except
the preparation for the class day exer-
al completed, last week, but n large
ma jor.ty Of the undergraduates remain
to enjoy the festivities of Commence
ment week. Two seniors will not be
here TO graduate with their class, as
they have left for the Philippines TO en-
gage in teaching. They are Thomas
W. Bowler of Hopkinton. Mass, and
john A. Coilias Of Bridgton. The
graduating class. this Year. contains
md Moody ard their wives have sailed
for Europe ana others viii follow the m
after Common, ement. y few of the
young alumni are already back and
hundreds will lie here dur ne the week.
Tuesday will be Class day, the gala
day of the week for the seniors and
their friends. In the morning the ora
ton and poem vii be delivered in Me-
mortal hall at 10 o'clock, Ripley l.. Dana
and John 4. Pierce, both of Portland
being the class orator and poet re-
spectively. At 3 F. NJ. under the Thorn
dixie oak will be the history. prophecy
and parting address followed by the
interesting ceremonies of smoking the
pipe of peace, singing the class ode.
cheering the halls and the farewell. In
the evening comes the concert on the
campus followed by the ball in Me
mortal. The class prays for fair
weather for the sisters and sweethearts
are all coming in their summer hats
and gowns. The decoration of the
campus will be particularly elaborate,
and the Salem cadet band will be on
hand as usual.
Wednesday morning will be devoted
to the graduation Of the medical
seniors in Memorial hall. The class
numbers a. the largest in the history
Of the school The address will be by
Augustus F. Moulton, Esq. of Port
land. Bowdoin 90. The annual meeting
of the Maine Historical Society will be
held at 9 A. NJ. at the Cleveland lee
ture room in Massachusetts hall The
DISPOSAL of the LonsfelloW house iii
Portland gives special interest to the
meeting. this year. In the afternoon
the Phi Beta Kappa. the senior honor
ary society will meet at O'Clock at
Adams hall. and dozen or fourteen
lucky seniors and half a dozen juniors,
the scholarship leade! of their respec-
tive classes. will be admitted to mem
bership and given the coveted key In
the afternoon also will occur the ball
game on the Whittier field in which the
college nine will try not TO beat the
old-timers too badly. 1t is expected
that Ralph F. Plaisted Esq, of Ban
cor. the famous left handed twirler of
the early nineties, will pitch for the
graduates Numerous class reunions
will also be held during "Wednesday.
In the evening comes the reception of
President and Mrs. Hyde at Memorial
hail from until 10. Later are the an
nuaI alumni reunions of the various
Greel-letter fratcrnities at their halls,
the manifest event of the week to
many graduates. old and young.
Thursday is the great day or the
week. with the commencement exer-
cises in the Congregational church al
1870 A. NJ, followed by the alumni
dinner in Memorial hall. There WI
nrobably be number of honorary de-
erees granted in addition to the degrees
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