Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-06-17
For the Maine Central
Institute at PittsfieId.
Graduation Exercises, Thurs.
day Afternoon, in Union Hall.
Winners Of Mason Prize Orations and
Essays-The Alumni Reception
Business Meeting of Trustees-The
Institute Is Prosperinu.

exercises of Commencement week here
ing, before large audience in Powers
hall. of the winners of the Manson
prize orations and essays. The conf
mittee. Rev. S. Wakely of Clinton, Miss
Ada Coffin and Mr.. F. w. Briggs of
Pittsfeld, after careful deliberatiOn
taking into consideration the text Of
the different efforts, the delivery of
the part, and the coInposure of the
participant, awarded the prize of $40
each to Fred Lancaster. son of Henry
Lancaster, for the best grafton and to
Miss Helen Bragg of ST. Adams, for
the best essay.
The social event Of the week occur
red. Wednesday. at the Institute buill-
ing when the Alumni Association held
its annual meeting and gave a recep-
ton to the members of the graduating
class and a large number of invited
friends.
The guests were met at the door by
ushcrs who conducted them to the ad-
joining recitation rooms where wraps
We're remoy ed. They were then present.
ed to the receiving line. Rev. A. l..
Gerrish of Bath, Miss Marina Everett
Of FoXcroft, Mrs. G. F.. Libby of Ban
sor. Prof. and Mrs. F. Y. Landman,
MIR. G. f. Frost and Mrs. Carrie Gar
field Lowell Of Pittsfield. The reception
was held in the lower chapel which
had been converted by the tasty dec
orations of evergreen, potted plants,
Palms. rugs, easy chairs, screens, etc.
into n beautiful decorated drawing
room.
After n happy social hour in which
greetings We're exchanged by the large
number Of old graduates of the school,
. the assemblagc gathered in Powers hall
on the second floor, which had also
been handsomely decorated for the oc-
caSiOn, to serve as the banquet hall
The tables We're laid in the form of a
SunburSt, the center table being for
| the guests of honor. A most exquisite
/ banquet was served by the ladies of
the New Era Auxiliary OF the Free
Baptist church.
After everyone had been satisfied with
the abundance of the good things spread
before them, Hon. j. w. Manson, with
| brief but interesting remarks, an
nOunced the following tOasts which
| were responded to as follows: What
We Owe Our Alma Mater" Eugene
| Foster, Bates College: EARLY Days of
| Maine Central Institute" Mrs. &. T..
, Libby OF Bangor, the first graduate of
the school; Memories of School Days
at the Maine Central Institute in the
Early Eighties" Miss Nellie Morse;
Alumni ct Alumnae in the Profess
| sions." Rev. s. l.. WhitCOmb. Bangor;
Athletics" Earl N. Vickery. Pitts
field: "Our Students" Prof +. U. Land
man; THE Importance of the Prepara-
tory School," Rev. A. l.. Gerrsh. Bath;
THE Future of Maine Central Insti-
! tute." Rev J. J. Hull of Lewiston.
a very pleasing part of the program
! Of the evening was a delightful recita-
tion given by Miss Ethel vickery.
| During the evening the following Off
GERS of the association We're elected for
| the ensuing year: President, BenJa-
min S. Mathews, Pittsfield; vice presi-
dent. C. +. Bryant, Bangor; secretary.
| Miss l.. Helen Haskell Pittsfield; treas
urer. Mrs. Marie Bryant Anderson.
| PittsGeld: executive committee, Orel
1 tf''tI1, MISS 1\dte
Pittsfield. and Miss Minnie Porter,
| ttsfield.
| The business meeting of the trustees
was held at the Free Baptist church,
Wednesday evening. The reports of the
officers and of the principal of the
] school. Prof. F. U. Landman. We're pre-
sented. all of which were very crafty
| ing and met the full approval of those
present. The following officers We're
/ elected for the next school year:
President, Rev. s. c. Whitcomb, Ban
gor
Secretary and treasurer, DIR. f. C.
! Bryant. Pittsfield.
Trustees, DIR. F. J. Taylor, Pittsfield;
Hon. Llewellyn Powers, Houlton; w.
II. Blackwell. Madison; Hon. Hiram
Knowlton. Portland: Il. C. Jordan. AL
fred: S. c. Whitcomb Bangor; Rev. o.
II. Tracy. Pittsfield; Frank D. Bessy.
Clinton; George c. Chase. d. d. LII. D..
Lewiston: Rev. C. G. Mosher. Augusta;
Jesse c. Connor. Pittsfield: William
Dobson. Pittsfied; Gordon Dobson.
Pittsfield: Rev. A. D. Dodge. Water
Vile: Rev. w. w. Hayden, Milo: f. c.
Bryant, Pittsfield: Hon. r. w. Shaw.
Houitor: DIR. NJ. T. Dodge. Troy; Hon.
C. A. Milliken, Augusta: Hon. Fred
crick A. Powers. Houlton; Ansel L..
I.umbert, ESQ.,, Boston. Mass; T. S.
Dexter, Pittsfield: w. j. Maybury. Sa-
co: Prof. L. G.. Jordan. PHI. d., Lewis
ton; Rev. A. G. Hill, Atkinson.
Gordon Dobson.
Executive committee, Rev. s. c.
, Whitcomb, ]. c. Connor, DR.. f. c. Bry-
ant, F. J. Taylor. T. S. Dexter. and
Gordonu Dobson.
Visiting committee, Rev. A. L. Ger
rish, Bath; Rev. J. B. Ranger. Phillips.
The trustees were much pleased with the
efficient work and untiring efforts of Prof
F. T. Landman to advance the interests
,, of the school and voted to retain him for
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