Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-09
BOWDON COLLEGE.
Program for Ivy Day Exercises,
Friday, June 10.
E. u. Curtis, '82, and W. T. Cobb,
II, Commencement MarshaIs.
Theme Subjects-CIass Reunion of 'e2
Campus Chat.

Brunswick, Me, June S.-(SpeciaD.-
Next Friday, June IS, will be wv dav
the great day Of the year for the Junior
class and the day that marks the he.
ginning of the end of the college wear
The following week will be devoted to
examinations and then comes Com
mencement from June % to 20 inclusive
Ivy day is a custom established here BY
the Junior class, almost 40 wears ago
and has since been copied at many
other colleges. The days program
will open as usual in recent years with
Il baseball game with Bates. Last
year Bowdoin won the Ivy day game
and will make every effort to repeat
this. The game will be called at 10 A.
NJ. and will close the baseball season.
In the afternoon comes the regular
Ivy day exercises in Memorial hall,
with the Junior class president, Andy
+. HaVey, presiding. The Grafton will
be by II. l.. Webber and the poem by c.
II. Slower After the presentations and
the planting of the ivy comes the
beautiful and impressive ceremony of
Seniors Last Chapel. Then from five
to six a tea will be given by the COM
mittee to the class of 1903 and it's friends
at the house of Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis, 70
Federal street. All college men who
have friends in town for the day will be
welcome. In the evening comes the
regular Ivy hop in Memorial, which will
begin at nine sharp. Wilson's orches-
ira of Portland will furnish the music
for the day.
The last faculty meeting made the
following appointments for next year:
Ridlon. 'O3, bell ringer; Walker, 03.
choir leader: Archibald, '04, organist
The following appointments for the
Commencement exercises We're also
made: Marshal on Commencement day,
+. T.. Curtis, ,S2. ex-mayor of Boston;
marshal at the special centennial eX-
ercises, w. T. Cobb, II, of Rockland.
There is every indication of a big at
tendance at Commencement, this year,
possibly even excellng that of the CEN
tennial year of 1894, when over 1900
alumni were back
Among the many class reunions to be
held at Commencement that of 92
which will be held, June IS, will be
notable as it is the first since the class
graduated, 10 years ago. This class
graduated 40 members. Since gradual
ton this class has lost by death four
members, as follows: Roy F. Bartlett.
Caribou: Fred V. GUNNER, Bruins
wick: DR.. Clinton Stacy, Gorham; and
Rev Earl F.. Wood, Bangor. At the
coming reunion the after-dinner exer-
cises will include a class history by
Professor Everett A. Pugsley of Salmon
Falls. ~ H, and informal speeches.
The last themes of the term will be
due June 10th, for Juniors not taking
political economy. Following are the
subjects: The Amherst-Bowdoin De
bate The New Entrance" "Ought
Sheriff Pearson to Be Re-elected?'
HAS Our Army Been Unnecessarily
Severe in It's Treatment of the
Filipinos?" Paul Leicester Ford's
Honorable Peter Sterling"
Clement F. Robinson. editor in chief
Of the Bowdoin Orient, was elected
secretary and treasurer of the New
England Intercollegiate Press Associa-
ton at its recent meeting in Boston.
At the meeting he read a paper on THE
Literary Merit of College Prose ana
Poetry"
Fx-Captain Pratt of the Bowdoin
nine will manage the Rockland team
this summer, and will have several
Bowdoin players on his team.
Harvey ID. Gibson, '02, has left col
lege to accept position with the bank
ing department of the American Elk
press company in Boston. Mr.. Gibson
will return to college for examinations,
and will graduate with his class.
Edwin Reed, IS. has presented to the
library two new books written by him
self: Bacon and Shakespeare. and
Francis Bacon and Shakespeare.
The special examination for the class
of 1875 prize in American history took
place Monday afternoon, June 2. Five
competitors took part.
Dennison. '95, Smith, 80, Sargent.
SIS. Bass, 90, and Walker and Snow,
'O1. are a few of the many young
alumni recently seen on the campus.