The Portland daily press., 1901-01-28
Prof. Robinson Guest of
the Association.
A List of Those Present on This
Occasion.

The 3lSt annual dinner OF the Portland
Alumni OF Bowdoin college was held at
the New Falmouth hotel Saturday eve
ming. 1t was most enjoyable affair and
was we'll attended. The guest OF the eve
ming was Prof. Robinson, one Of the lead.
ing members of the faculty. In the ab-
ssnce of Hon. Clarence Hale, the presi-
dent OF the association, who was confined
to his home by illness, Hon. Augustus X.
Moulton acted as the POSTMASTER. On
his right sat Prof. Robinson and on his
left was Gen. Charles =. Mattocks, the
orato Or of the evening. The dinner was
served in the pleasant private dining
room and was under the efficient uirec-
ton OF Head Waiter Powers.
The following gentlemen were seated at
the tables: Aug. f. Moulton, '73; n. u.
Robinson, '73; q. T. Mattocks, '62; W..
L. Putnam, '55; Chas. o. Hunt. 81 /;
Frederic Ii. Gerrish, '66; Seth l.. LARA
bee, i75; Geo. +. McQuiIlan, 70; f..
odeI Conant. so; S. G. Wilson. 80; W..
W. Thomas, "a; Enoch Foster, "a; Chase
Eastman, '96; Arthur II. Beloher, 'S2;
Hannibal II. Emery, "a; Eben Winthrop
freeman, 's5; Walter S. 81. Kelley, '99i
Lincoln Il. Cleaves, 80; j. Richardson
Parsons, go; Arthur W. Merrill, 'S7;
Joseph b. Heed, 's3; Clark b. Eastman,
'97; Alfred p. Cook, '97; Philip Dana,
'96; Harry b Russ, '96; Prentiss LoriDg.
SO; William NJ. Ingraham, 'a5; Clarencs
W. Peabody, 'e3; Frederic w. Pickard,
"a; Levi Turner, 's6: Isaac W. Dyer, rs.
Preceding the speaking ana during the
course OF the evening all at the table
arose and at the suggestion OF Judge
Foster drank to the health of Gen. Mat
tocks, the new judge Of probate Of Cum
berland County. The supper WAS con-
olude at 0 80 o'clock and was followed
by the literary exercises which were Of a
most scholarly nature.
ToastmaSter Moulton called the gather
ing to order and in few pleasant words
introduced Gen. Mattccks as the first
speaker whose su bjeet was '1hree Civili-
cations, Ancient, Medlaevial and Mod
ern."
In part Gen. Mattocks spoke as follows;
ut should be the aim of college, he
said, ito produce a man mentally, moral
ly ana physically equipped for the battles
OF life. A nation should produce q civili-
zation which should embrace mental ac-
tivlty. morality ana physical strength.
not only In Its individual citizens hut in
its nationality. In science our advances
have astonished the old world. In the
tine arts American names are now writ
ten high up in the list. Within the past
two years we have become world power.
10 those who have In their younger days
sought and found soIaoe and delight IN
the pure classics OF the English language,
the modern yellow nterat ure brings a
shock, and properly too. But we must
remember that In the time of Shakespeare,
Milton, Addison, Pope and the later
writers the class of people who now read
trash, then read nothing. The daily paper
was unknown to our grandparents and
the II odern magazine with Its artistic
future. Because the American people to-
day read more than they did fifty years
ago, we have the fact that worthless,
and In many instances a baneful, class Of
literature has gained a foothold. Never
theless good may come from evil, and the
scboolboy who Is now gratifying his
youthful taste at reading dime novels and
following the career of some desperate of
the plains may In later life find equal
pleasure in the standard literary works oil
the day. 10 produce good results, a
natural tendency to produce them must
be cultivated. Never in the history of
our country, never in the history of the
world was there such need of men OF
complete ana varied education, and for
this class of men we look TO our colleges
The graduate of today, unlike his prede-
oessor, seeks his life work In the activity