Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-27
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we'll. his COhSCPtAoh Va ''A'.As -
lego man should be was very fine and
met with hearty appreciation In the
audience. Mr.. Bakeman's delivery was
also excellent.
Adonis Dow Howard spoke upon
''The True Orator" Some of the more
famous orators from Demosthenes
down TO Webster were mentioned and
some of their more memorable work
described. What oratOry had accom-
plished. what ii meant and what IT
should be was excellently treated.
Sherman Perry was the last speaker
ana described the struggle over slav-
cry In Kansas. his subject being: THE
Kansas Struggle The memorable
contest over the admission of this state
into the union was clearly and graphic
ally described. The Importance of the
struggle and its influence were clearly
outlined.
President Butler then addressed the
class briefly in Latin according to the
ususl custom and the diplomas were
conHred.
Alter the diplomas had been received
DR.. Hall announced the following
prizts,
Tle prizes for excellence in speaking
at the Junior exhibition held saturday
might. for the men went. first to An
gier Louis Goodwin. North Fairfield;
secord to Ossian r. Taylor. Hampden;
for the women. first to Nellie Mason
Lovesing. Waterville; second to both
Marion Stuart Reed of Benton and
Edith Williams of Winslow. The prizes
for excellence in German were awarded
to William Winter Drew, Waterville:
and to John Gustave LARSON, Jemt-
land, With honorable mention to Ralph
Carleton Bean. Clinton.
Degrees have been awarded this year
as follows:
Honorary degrees We're conferred as
follows: Doctors of Divinity, Rev.
Abram willard Jackson. SO. of Con-
cord. Mass: Rev. Fred NJ. Preble. 81.
Auburn. Me-: Prof. Smaller Mathews.
"a, of Chicago University.
The honorary degree of Master of
Arts was conferred upon Hon. A. Mes
ser Jackson. 81. of Fall River. Mass.
The degree of A. NJ in course was be-
slowed upon Abner T. Lane. '95. and
Thomas c. Tooker IS.
DR.. Marquardt. who has been asso-
ciate professor in the German language
and literature. was elected to full
profeSsosship. The resignation of
Clark W. Chamberlain as professor of
physics was announced and also the
election Of W. Porter Beck TO succeed
him. Professor Chamberlain has won
a large Ilace for himself in Colby life
during his stay here and he will be
,,1i.c nv no students among
whom he was very popular. He has
resigned % accept a similar professor
ship in D.nson University from which
he gradu1ed. Professor Beck comes
highly recommended He is n gradu-
ate of the Denison University ana
comes to Colby from the University of
Maine. The promotion of DR.. Mar
Quardt to q full professorship is
popular ole.
The follWing members of the pru-
Dental committee and officers of the
corporation have been elected by the
trustees:
Members of the prudential commit
tee, President White. Geo. X. Boutelle.
Esq, and Prof J. d. Taylor officers
of the corporation, Hon. Josiah III.
Drummond, chairman: Leslie C. Cor
nish, secretary; Judge Percival Bon
ney, treasurer.
New trustees elected to fill vacancies
are: President Charles Lincoln White.
Rev. VIM. II. Spencer. Skowhegan:
Hon. Geo. G. Wing, Auburn: and Lin
coin Owen. Boston.
The following is the program of the
exercises of the forenoon:
Music
Prayer.
Music.
The Mission If our Nation,
Richard Waite Spraguh
Three Poets md Their Religion,
Mary Emma Blaisdell
The Future OF Alaska.
Realism in Literature.
Alxand Maxwell BlaC kburn
England's Tive Greatest Queens:
'Rhena Louise CLARK
Music.
The Champion of the New South,
Ernest Egan Nentre5
Paolo and Francesca. Lou West Peacock
Edgar Durham Putnam,
The College Man,
Robert Atherton Brakeman
The federation of Vulgarity,.
mabel Grace Farrar
The True Orato-, Adonis Dow Howard
Count Leo Tolstoi.
CHARLES Frederick SeavernJ
Tho Kansas Struggle Sherman Perry
MARY Genevra Bragg
The Maria Stuart of Schiller:
Della Jane Hiscock
Music
Excused
The graduates this year. are as fol-
lows:
HONORS IN GENERAL SCHOLAR
SHIP.
Magma Cum Laude-Robert Anterior
Rakeman. Charles Frederick Seaverns
Richard Waite Sprague. Mary Emma
HIaisdeil Rhena Louise Clark, Della
lane HiscOck Lon West Peacock.
Cum Laude-Alexa nder Maxwell black
burn. Compo.
CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF ARTS.
The Mems Division-.William Joseph
Abbott. Rockland;. Elyin Leslie Allen
WaterVille; Percy Melville Andrews. IVES
Sumner; Robert Aherton Bakeman. Cnei
sea. Mass; Edward Clark Bean, Hebron,
Alexander Maxwell Blackburn, Portland
Oregon: John Alden Hale Tavoy, Burma
William Freeman Hale. Tamoy, Burma
Adonis Dow Howard East Sanserv .ine
George Albert Marsh. Leicester. Mass
sumner Edward MARVEL. Auburn; fiGrac
Mailman Newenham, Chcrryiield; Sher
man Perry, Camden: Wallace Purinton
Iifchfie.d: Edgar Durham Putnam. Dan
forth: Edward Cannon Rice. ran iiels
Center: Ralph Webster Richards, water
vile: Charles Frederic Seaverns. Jamalc.
Waterville: VIII Henry Sturtevant, Dover
Nathan Pulsifer Thayer, WateryIile