Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-07
COMMENCEMENT.
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quite a reputation as soloist anu 10
gifted with musical talent. her seieo
ton, a composition from one vi lne
great masters, was vigorously appiauu-
! ed and she returned and sang a catchy
little love song with the gestures anu
| style of popular comedian.
After the applause had sufficiently
abated, Prof. Hurd who has this year,
taken the chair of agriculture, gave
short review of the changes whlcn nave
taken place in the faculty. Pro1. Hurd
is very popular man with all the STU
dents. in spite of his comparatively re-
| cent advent, and added not a little TO
the program by his straight forward
delivery.
| In behalf of the Y. M. c. A. at the
| University, Mr.. r. S. Sherman OF the
sophomore class was chosen to speak.
| He, as president of the association at
Maine, is in a position to know all the
details of the work done by the Y. M.
c. A. and made Il careful report of the
years work. Mr.. Sherman lately at
! tended the Y. NJ. c. A. convention at
Buffalo as delegate from the local So
ciety. That he is true Christian
worker is shown by his candid state
ment of the work which the association
| is trying to do.
student Publication" was the topic
| of j. Harvey Mcclure, the next
speaker. Mcclure has this spring been
elected for the ensuing year as editor
| n-chief of The Maine Campus. the col
lege weekly. After giving brief re-
view of the lines along which the insti-
tuition is making rapid progress, he ex-
planned the object of the college annual,
the Prism, and also the weekly paper.
In concluding he made a strong plea
for a magazine in which could be pro-
duced the literary efforts of the stu
| dents. 1t is confidently expected that
such publication will be started in the
| near future and all are certain that it
could be made success.
Robert r. Drummond, the next
| speaker, confessed to have bribed the
| leader of the musical clubs, Philip Dor
| ticoS, to refuse the honor so that he
| himself could get a chance to display
| his oratorical ability CO Our Musical
Organizations was the subject of his
| discussion and was ably handled. The
| work of the Glee, Banjo, Mandolin and
| Guitar Clubs and also the band was re-
| viewed. The clubs have had most
successful year, having paid all their
| expenses and cleaned up a fair surplus.
| In concluding the recommendation was
| made to organize a college orchestra
and there is undoubtedly sufficient ma
terial for this sort of an organization.
| President Fellows then announced
that the national hymn would be
| played and asked all to join.
The next in the order of erecises was
Il poem written and read by Prof. Esta-
| brook. That there is a poet on the
faculty is well known and today he
Outdid himself and some say that Hol-
man +. Day will have to look to his
laurels.
AS president of the Athletic Associa-
| ton, Roy II. Flynt spoke briefly on the
present conditions and future hopes.
The list of point winners was then read
| and prizes awarded both for the col
| lege and State track meets. NJ. r.
| Louett was announced winner of the
| Southland medal for singles in tennis.
| The final event was the announcement
of winners of general prizes and honors
| offered by the institutions: Following are
the principal ones:
| Phi Kappa Phi-John Emanuel Oivcn-
baum Jcmtland; Ira Mcllen Bcarce, He
bron; Carroll Sherman Chaplin, Portland;
| I.cnnic Phoebe Copeland. Bangor; Ralph
Waldo Emerson Kingsbury, Brewer;
| Ralph Howard Pearson. Guilford; John
Herman Quimby, Goodalcs Corner Leroy
Clifton Smith Uaw school, East Exeter;
Benjamin Willis Blanchard, Bangor; Ed
ward Everett Clark. New Bedford. Mass
! The l<idder scholarship was awarded to
Leroy Cleveland Nichols of Saco.
The Walter Balentine prize for excel
lcnce in junior biological chemistry went
to Milton Huston of West Falmouth.
The Sophomore Defamation prize was
awarded to Edward Arthur Stanford OF
Lowell Center.
| The Junior Exhibition prize was won by
Miss Florence Baentinc of Orono. Hon
orablc mention was made of Henry X.
Dow of Old Town.
The Franklin Danforth prize for high
est standing in the agricultural course
| was awarded to Roger Haskell.
| The following men were recommended
to the government by Cdpl CS vi
the military department: Alvah Randall
Small Everett Mark Breed, Elmer Bishop
Crowley.
The prizes for target shooting: First,
E j. Crowley, IS; second, c. F. 1cmas-
sena. &c. third. NJ w. Kearsted, 81; fourth,
r. +. Olds, s..
The clouds still hung over the campus
| at ; L. NJ, when Class day exercises
| opened, this afternoon, but no rain fell
Special cars from Bangor brought visit
ors by the hundreds and at 311 the chapel
was crowded. The following program was
rendered:
Music.
| Prayer.
Music.
| History,
Ralph Waldo Emerson Kingsbury
| Poem. Lcnnie Phoebe Copeland
| Music.
Grafton Thomas Francis Taylor
Statistics, Alvah Randall small
Music.
Address to Undergraduates.
| Conner Arthur Perkins
| Valedctory, Carroll Chaplin
Singing Glass Ode.