Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-23
BOWDOIN'S WEEK.
Program of Centennial and
Commencement Exercises.
BaccaIaureate Before the Seniors,
by President Hyde.
Grafton by Hon. T. 3. Reed, Wednes-
day-Class Day, Tuesday.

| This is the week of a hundred years a
Bowdoin for in addition to the usua
commencement exercises there will bt
a centennial celebration in honor OF
the opening Of the college in 1902. 1t i.
expected there will be as many alumni
| back as there We're in 1894 when the
centennial Of the granting of the char,
ter was celebrated. Then about 12O(
graduates were back. Moreover thu
beautiful gates presented by the class
of Is will be dedicated, important ad-
ditiOns to the endowment fund will be
announced ana there is the new Hub
bard library building almost COM
plctcd. Last week was devoted to ex-
aminationS but nearly all the under
graduates will remain over for the eX-
ercises of this week. The Baccalaureat4
sermon. this afternoon, by President
Hyde was the opening event of the
week. Monday has nothing on the
program except the Junior prize speak
ing in Memorial hall in the evening
Tuesday is Glass day; Wednesday will
be devoted largely to the centennial
celebration, there being no graduating
class from the Medical school, this
year, on account of lengthening the
course from three to four years. Thurs
day will be commencement day proper
Following is the program in detail
for the three important days of the
week:
June "a, Tuesday-CIass day. In the
morning in Memorial hall the following
program will BE- carried out: Prayer by
Eben Kicker Haley of Gardiner, ora
ton bv George Rowland Walker Of
Portland, poem by Daniel Irving Gross
of Blue Hill. In the afternoon at 8
o'clock the class will meet under the
historic ThOrndike oak, and there will
occur the opening address by Edward
SWaZey Anthoine of Portland. history
by Edwin Garfield Giles of East
BroWnfeld. prophecy. by Richard
Bryant Dole of Portland, and closing
address by George Edwin Fogg of
Portland. The class will then smoke
the pipe of peace, after which the ode
by Mr.. Gross will be sung. In the eve
ming there viii be a concert on the
campus. after which the senior prone
made will occur at Memorial hall.
June b. Wednesday-The Tooth ami
versary Of the formal opening of Bow
doin College will be observed at the
congregational church at 3 Z. NJ. by ap
address by Hon. Thomas Bracket
Reed IL. d., Bowdoin 60, of New
York city, and a poem by Samuel
Valentine Cole, ID. d., Bowdoin "a, al
Wheaton Seminary, Massachusetts.
Prof. Henry Leland Chapman of the
chair Of English literature will then ac-
cent the class of "a memorial entrance
i'm behalf of the college. The annual
meeting Of Phi Ecta Kappa Society
will also occur in Adams hall at 10 A.
VI. In the evening President and Mrs.
William Dewitt Hyde will tender a
reception to the members Of the
graduating class, the alumni ana
friends Of the college at Memorial hall.
They will be assisted in receiving by
Governor John F Hill. In the evening
also and lasting wen To morning, vii!
he held the alumni reunions of the va
riols Greek-letter fraternities in their
chapter houses and halls.
June 26. ay-C,ommencement
dav At . O'Clock the annual meeting
of the Alumni Association will occur
at 1890 the Commencement exercises
will be held in the congregational
church. The speakers from the senior
elias are Robert Benson of Shows Fails,
Eugene Robert Kelley Of Island Falls.
Palph Bushnell stone of Otter IiVcr,
Mass. George Rowland Walker of Port
land. Lyman Abbott Cousens of Port
land. and Daniel Irving Gross of Blue
hill. After the speaking the degrees
will be conferred and the prizes ana
honors announced. After the Com
menccmcnt exercises the Commence
inert dinner will be served at Mcmoria!
hall. Pres. Hyde will make public the
list of those contributing to the new
endowment fund. In the afternoon ana
evening. many Of the classes viii hold
reunions. Many classes are making
elaborate preparations for the reunions.
Some Of the classes will have reunions,
Thursday evening. the seniors will have
their farewell meeting.
Friday and Saturday, will be given
over to college work, entrance eXami-
nations for admission to college being
held.
on Wednesday, Hon. Edwin Upton
Curtis Of the elias of 'S2, ex-mayor OF
Boston. will act as marshal, and, on
Thursday, DIR. George Howard Pierce
OF Brooklyn, ". Y, also of the class OF
80, will fill that position.
The BaccaIaurcate Sermon.
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