Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-26
BoWDoIN, 'os.
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Nevers. Norway; Mason Parker, Phil
lips: Forester Simonton, A. b., War
rem; Frank Forester Simmonton, A. B.,
Ellsworth Arthur Weston Strout, A..
b., Gardiner; Geo. Henry Turner, Port
land: Elton Murray Varney, Bruins
wick: Robert James Wiseman, Lewis
tom Arthur Gordon Wiley, A., b.,
Bethel. s,. .....-t
The degree of master of arts. pro
merito, was given to the following: Ed
ward Swasey Anthoine, '02; Fred Her
bert Cowan, '01; Walter Stevens Gid
den. 'O2; George Lothrop Lewis, '01;
Arthur Huntington Mason, '99; Walter
Frank Haskell, '95.
The degree Of master of arts, causa
honoris, was given to Henry Ernest
Woods and Herman Kotzschmar.
The degree of Sanctae Theologiae
Doctors was given to Edwin Beeman
Palmer
The following prizes were then an
nounced by President Hyde:
Goodwin commencement prizc-Sel-
den Osgood Martin.
| Hawthorne priZe--Clement Franklin
Robinson.
Pray English prize-Clement Frank
lin Robinson.
| Brown prizes for extemporaneous
composition-First, Farnsworth Groof
MARSHALL; second, George Huxley
| Stoyer. .
Sewall Latin prize-James Newell
Emery.
| Sewall Greek prize-No award.
| Goodwin French priZe-Cyrus Clyde
Shaw.
Noyes political economy prize-No
| award.
| Smythe mathematical prize-Stanley
| Perkins Chase.
Glass of 1875 prize in American his,
tory<-Arthur Carlton Shorey.
Special prize in European history
Philip Kilborne Green. with honorable
mention of William John Norton.
| Brown memorial prizes-1903, Scott
| Clement Ward Simpson; 1904, Samuel
lTrask Dana; 1905, Stanley Perkins
Chase; 1905, Philip Freeland Chapman.
! The honor of ranking first in the class
of '03 was won by Clement Franklin
Robinson of Brunswick. He Is the son
of Prof. Robinson and in addition to
his splendid work in scholarship has
been editor-in-c of the Orient and
manager of the baseball nine. He will
study law The medical class of '03
was led by Arthur Weston Strout of
Gardiner, the son of DIR. Strout of that
city. He graduated from the academic
department in the class of 1900.
The meeting of the General Alumni
Association was held in the new
Alumni hall in the Hubbard library in
the forenoon. This being the year for
the triennial election Of officers, the
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Franklin c. Payson, &c, Portland;
vice president, Charles T. Halves, rs,
Bangor; secretary and treasurer,
George T. Little, ~, Brunswick; execu-
tive committee, Alfred Mitchell, '59,
Brunswick; w. H. Moulton, IA, Port
land; and A. T. Parker, rs, Bath. The
alumni named as alumni overseer, the
Hon. William T. Cobb, II, of Rockland.
The overseers elected to fill the va
cancy on the board, the Hon. Frederick
il. Appleton, "a of Bangor.
After the exercises in the church the
procession was formed again and march
cd to Memorial hall. The seven long ia
bles running the length of the hall, and
the one across the head were filled, and
fully coo sons of Ola BoWdoin' were gath
cred there. At the table on the stag,
were seated President Hyde, General
Hubbard, Rev. Egbert e. Smith, D. D., of
Andover, Rev. George Lewis, d. D., of
South Berwick. and four members OF the
class of 80, Chief Justice Fuller Of Wash
ington. Rev. Nathaniel Apham. D. D., of
Philadelphia, Woodbury. f. Langdon OF
Plymouth N H. and Hon. John l.. Cros-
by of Bangor. During the dinner and the
hours the gallery was crowded with la
dies, the first time in a century of Bow
dom commandments that members OF the
fair sex had witnessed such gathering.
Later on, the cigar smoke got too thick
in the gallery for the ladies' ana thelf
places were taken by undergraduates
While the excellent dinner which Fox
& Adams of Bangor, served was being
| disposed of, there was pandemonlum or
| cheering and singing by the young alumni
which made the rafters ring. But the
gray haired boys We're as young as any
| of them and even the portraits of the dig.
| nified old presidents and famous alumni
seemed to smile down approval and en-
joyment. In opening the after~dinner ex x
greeting to the alumni and briefly review
ed the work Of the successful year which
| has closed. His references to the spring
| athletic victories and the winning OF the
Maine championships in baseball. track
] sports and tennis, brought out particular
| ly enthusiastic demonstrations. When ne
| nlpntlDfleu the new llDTitIS anu
| everybody came to their feet to cheer
| General Hubbard and there was a scene
Of wild enthusiasm which was several
| times repeated during the afternoon with
| the modestly bowling New York alumnus
as the cause. The president also told of
| the gift of scholarship by the class or
| Is and of valuable books to the library
| By Judge Clarence Hale. 60 which had
| not been before announced. and OF the
founding of decennial fund by the class
| of 1903.
| Following President Hyde's address
came the presentation of the beautiful
window recently placed in Memorial hall
by Sarah Orne Jewett. the only daugh-
| ter Of BoWdon.'' in memory of her fa-
| Their, DR. Theodore Herman Jewett, of the
class of a. and for time on the faculty
OF the college. Miss Jewett, on account
OF a recent accident. was unable to be
| present and the speech of presentation
was n ade by Rev. George Lewis, ID. d.,
of South Berwick. who is Miss Jewett's
pastor and. like herself, an honorary
graduate of Bowdoin. The speech of ac-
ceptance was by Prof Henry l.. Chap
man, whose popular personality, no less
than his graceful words of Appreciation
and gratitude, won one of the greatest
ovations of the day from the assembled
alumni. f.
Then came the speeches no fewer thar