The Portland daily press., 1901-01-28

called learned professions. We are
mailing progress In tire evolution OF the
college graduate such progress as shall
hest serve our present civilization. The
business man OF today needs culture.
education ana refinement. but II he has
not physical strenRtS he is surs to be
crowded aside BY tire man whoss physique
enables him to suGtain the severe strains
rendered necessary by the fierce conflicts
Of business. Inc ideal graduate Of forty
years ago, as used 70 sec him at com
mancement. was a sallow-faoed, hollow
ohested individual with high college
honors and a PM Beta Kappa watch key,
who could talk learnedly OF the literature
OF the ureeks ana Romans Of calculus, OF
ancient ami modern prose and poetry, but
knew nothing OF French or German on
natural history ana but little OF art an !
4 still less Of science az related to the prao.
teal pursuits OF life.
1.-THE college student OF today Is inches
taller than his predecessor and pounds
heavier and can perform feats of endur-
ancs which, In many OF the conflicts OF
life, will count far more than scholastic
training; and yet the colleges educating
and pretending to prepare men for life,
have system OF fixing the rank OF a
student which gives no credit for what
care he may take OF his body, or how he
may, at the end OF his college course,
have fitted 1t to work in concert with his
mind. What we need, and what we have
today, is u nation which shall be as q
nation what a man should be as man.
The man should be q glorious trinity
consisting of a sound mind, sound heart
ana q sound body. The nation should be
trinity embracing wise statesmanship, q
virtuous people and sufficient military
strength TO demand and receive the re-
spsct OF foreign powers. by our states
manship we have so far exceedsd our
own expectations that our exports within
/ the past three years exceeded those OF one
hundred year, preceding. London Is
borrowing money in New York. The
American dollar Ia equal TO any dollar in
the commercial centres Of Europe, and
since the Spanish American war at least,
| this American nag is respected on land
and sea with a depth and sincerity 40
corded to no other nation on the face OF
the globe, The American Senator who
| speaks today under the dome OF the capt
toll at Washington is heard the next
morning In the capitals OF Europe. and
sven Asia puts her ear to the ground to
catch the echo. The example set by our
country may have had a potent influences
in the uniHcation OF Italy and Germany,
the liberation OF the serfs of Russia and
the transforming OF France into a repub-
lie. The successes of our aims have had
much to do with our progress and cevel-
opment. Gibbon declares that in the his
tory OF nations the age of science has
generally been the age of culture, virtue
and success. The advanced civilization
OF the nineteenth century is better typifled
in the condition Of the United States to-
day than in that OF any other nation"
Gen. Mattoeks was accorded great ap-
plause as as finished his brilliant address,
Toasts were next In order and the first,
'The College, was responded to by
Prof Robinson who spoke Of the excellent
standard OF Bowdoin at the present time.
Bowdoin stand DIS as well in the matter OF
athletics as Is her course OF studies.
Prof. Robinson intersperseo bis talk with
many bright remarks which elected q
great deal of laughter. "We shall find
that those qualities which are worth be-
ing perpetuated will be perpetuated. One
OF the things which ought to be perpetu-
ated in the college in the new century Is
that quality by which its graduates can
advance and prosper. Bowdoin has been
very successful in sending its men out
with their feet firmly planted on some
thing. The fault with great deal OF the
educators of the day Is that 1t leaves men
so that they do not know what to do.'
"The Young Alumni was responded
to by MIR William NJ Ingraham.
MIR. Chase Eastman spoke on "Ath-
ietios."
Mr.. Eben w. Freeman spoke on the
general life of the college.
At the business meeting the following
officers were elected:
President-Dr. II. IL. Gerrish.
Vice Presidsnts-GeorRe +. Emery,
Charles +. Libby, Augustus +. Moulton,
Prentiss Loring.
Secretary-A. r. Eelcher.
| Treasurer-S. Il. V. jackson.
Executive Com mittee-Arthur w. Mer-
riil, Walter &. Davis. ELIAS ThonlRa, Jr.
Dinner Committee-Fred W. Packard,
CLARK b. Eastman, Alvin q. Dresser.
OratoI-Charles +. Libby.
Poet-Hanson Hart Webster.
oastmaster-Franklin q. Payson.
TRIAL OF DIR KENNEDY.