Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-05
BOWDOIN COLLEGE.
Commencement Speakers-The Everett
cholarship-Other Matters.

Brunswick, Me-, June 4.-(SpeciaD.-
The following commencement speakers
from the class of 1908 have been chosen:
George Bourne Farmnsworth, Bethel,
William Morris Houghton. Brunswick,
Selden Osgood Martin, FoXcroft, Glenn
ent Franklin Robinson, Brunswick,
Scott Clement Ward Simpson, Port
land, and Leon Valentine Walker, Ok
ford. These speakers are chosen from
the personal list posted the first of the
fall term and consists of the 20 highest
ranking men for the course. Each
man writes an essay and the six best
are selected by a committee composed
of members of the faculty.
At recent meeting of the faculty it
was recommended that the Charles
Carroll Everett Scholarship, the income
of the property lately bequeathed to the
college and estimated at about $500 a
year, be assigned to Mr.. AlgernOn S.
Dyer instructor in classics and Eng
lish at BoWdoin. Mr.. Dyer graduated
from Bowdoin in the class of 81. He
studied at the Harvard Divinity
School, 1912, and later took post
graduate course at the University of
North Carolina. In 1896, he received
his degree of A. NJ. from BoWdoin, and
in the following year he was assistant
in Latin. During the past two years
Mr.. Dyer has been assistant in English,
but will probable resign the position
rOW to accept the scholarship for the
coming year.
Mr. Mason, instructor in English, has
been appointed the "President's University
Scholarship in English" at the Columbia
University. and will begin his studies there
in the fall.
Bovdoin will play Columbia, Friday
afternoon. on Whittier athletic field.
Oates, who was to have pitched this
game is i'll at his home in Auburn. Lew
is, last years varsity pitcher, will be
in tn" box for Bowdoin. Because of poor
health Lewis has pitched only one game
thus far this season. Cox VIII doubtless
replace johnson in right field; otherwise
the team will b" composed as in tho Maine
genes The Columbia team will arrive
this morning, The game will be called
lat , % o'clock
The committee on vacancies, consisting
of Gen. Thomas Il. Hubbard. Rev. l.. p.
Palmer and =. c. Linscutt, ESQ, met IN
Eoston, Thursday. May IS. and voted t.
recommend Kenneth G. NJ Sils '01. for in
sti1ctor in English for the ensuing year.
MI Stills stood first i'll scholarship in the
class of 1901. For the past two years ne
has been assistant in English and grad
Uatc student in English at Harvard.
The committee also promoted Mr.. Ham,
instructor in modern languages, to the as
s.@tant prOfcssOrship in modern languages.
Tie first matches of the tennis tournl-
mcnt between BoWdoin and Amherst We're
played, today The results were: Am
hcrst. 4 points; Bowdoin. ,. Two matches
of doubles and four of singles were played.
RoWdon and Amherst broke even on the
doubles and Amherst got three out of -four
Iof the matches of singles. Libby and s.
Dana seemed to be in poor'shape and were
absolutely unable to do any where near
their customary good work. Thu men in
III" tournament are practically those who
were in the Lonswood tournament, where
Howdoin won first place in the doubles.
Better work i. expected of these men dur
ing the rest of the meet and the results
are expected to be more gratifying Tor
Eowdoin. The total number OF points to
ne nllNcd Iot Is " summary.
DOUBLES.
Libby and s Dana of Bowdon. beat
Weed and Williams of Amherst G3. 10
6-3
Murdoch and Turner of Amherst, beat
Pratt and S. Dana of Bowdoin 1t, G-3. I'll
SINGLES.
Murdcck of Amherst, beat Pratt of Bow
drin. Ga, 81.
Turner OF Amherst, beat S. Dana of
Bowioin. 6-2. 81.
Weed of Amherst, beat Libby of Bow
doin, PC, ca, 81.
l.. Dana of Bowdoin. beat Williams of
Amherst so, 6-3.