Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-26
REEDS GRAFTON.
Feature Of the Bowdoin Gen.
tenniaI Celebration.
Over 1000 Alumni Gathered on the
Old Campus.
Phi Beta Kappa Meeting-BalI Game
Commencement, Today.

Brunswick, Me-, June 25.-(SpeciaD.-
Today's leading feature at the Bowdoin
Commencement was the centennial ex-
ercses in the Congregational church at
T. NJ. with the Grafton by Hon. II. b.
reed, 90, and poem by Rev. Samuel
V. Cole, IA All day the campus has
been alive with returning alumni, and,
tonight, the reception by President and
Mrs. Hyde and the class and fraternity
reunions are keeping things lively
around the college and down at Merry
meeting and New Meadows. The med
zeal graduation is usually a feature of
Wednesday, but on account of length
ening the course from three to four
years there is no graduation, this year.
1t is a notable Commencement for Old
BoWdoin, for not only is the completion
of 100 years of work celebrated, but
there are some important gifts to be
announced at the dinner, tomorrow, ana
everybody is anxious to see the new
library now nearing completion, and
the beautiful college gates presented
by rs. The alumni are back by hun
dreds ana there will surely be 1000 of
them. if not 1900 or more, at the eXer-
cises and dinner, tomorrow They have
poured in by every train, Tuesday and
today. from all parts of Maine and
from Boston, New York, Washington
and many points in the West. Distin-
guished men by the dozen are among
them, to attend the meetings of the
governing boards and the various re-
unions. The fraternity reunions at the
chapter houses and halls are all very
largely attended and will last well into
the morning hours.
Two features of the forenoon were
the annual meeting of Phi Beta Kappa,
the honorary scholarship society, and
the ball game between the college nine
and the alumni. The Phi Beta Kappa
met in Adams hall at 10 o'clock. Last
spring. at the close of their junior year,
the following men from 1902 were elect
ed to membership: Ralph Is. Stone of
otter River, Mass; George Il. Walker
of Portland: Harry G. SWEET of Bruins
wick; Charles Fl. Hunt of Portland;
and Geo. f. Fogg of Portland. Today,
also admitted: Robert S. Benson OF
Shows Falls; Ralph p. BOdwell of
Brunswick; Edward f. Carter OF Bath;
Richard i. Dole of Portland: Lyman
a. Cousins of Portland; Daniel /. Gross
of Eluchill: and Eugene II. Kelley of
Island Falls. The following men from
1868 were also elected to membership,
being the highest ranking men for the
first three years of the course: Philip
G. Clifford of Portland; William NJ.
Houghton of Brunswick; Clement F..
Robinson of Brunswick; Scott c. w.
simpson of Portland; and Leon v.
Walker of oxford. Fred NJ. Fling of
SO. now on the faculty of the Univcr-
sity Of Nebraska, was elected to hon
crary membership in recognition of his
work in European history.
The bali game took place on Whittier
field at 10. ana Il big crowd was pres
cnt The alumni team was made up
mainly Of younger alumni and the vet
Grams, such as Plaistcd Fairbanks,
Sykes, Hinklcy, Moulton, Williamson,
Pendleton Talbot and others who usu-
ally figure in these games, were not i'll
it though nearly all are back here. The
alumni team was composed of Libby,
90, p; Pratt, '0l, G.; Cloudman 'O1, h.;
Hoyt, ex-'03, 2b.; Clark, 90, S.; Hutch
inson, "a, 3D.; Cleaves, 80, If; Maggie,
80, cf. and Dane. 90, IF. Libby and
Hutchinson were the particular stars
The latter. now a Boston lawyer, made
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