Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-29
Brings a Large Crowd to
Colby College
Ten Trustees Added to the Board
alumni Meeting.
Donor of Ladies Dormitory Is Mrs.
Eliza A. Dexter of Worcester
Aiumnae Meetins-Phi Beta Kappa
Grafton by Bliss Perry.

the senior class formed into q process
sion in the church chapel and marched |
out around into the church. The eXer- |
ci;es opened with music by Halls Or
chestra. Prayer was offered by the |
class chaplain, George Z. TOlman of |
Westbrook. After the music. the class |
history for the women's division was |
given by Miss Mary M. Ward of |
Cherryfeld.
Miss Ward gave a history Of the class |
by acts and scenes. Her idea was to |
give the drama of 1904. Each year was
an act and each term a scene in the
course of their four years at Colby. In
an entertaining manner Miss Ward fol-
lowed the history of her class and gave
the peculiar traits of each one of them,
and by reciting the social affairs per-
petrated many jokes upon her class
mates.
The history for the mems division was
given by Carl II. Bryant '04 Of Water
Vile. Mr.. Bryant delivered the history
Of the mems divisions Of the class from
the time of their first appearance upon
the campus 10 the present time. He
recited the successful contests the class
had been through. their exits and the
terrible strike Of last spring. the honors
it had won and what the class had done 4
for the college.
The class ode was sung by the senior
class with great fervOr. The words of
the ode were as follows:
CLASS ODE.
Once more before we part
We gather here today.
To tell what's deepest in heart,
The Colby blue and gray.
lis true. the Colby blue and gray.
The blue is for the love
That we to Colby pledge;
The grayS regret.
The gray's regret.
That we must leave her halls
CHORUS.
Colby. Colby. kindly Alma Mater,
While W. dwell with you, dear,
' We ever happy then.
Colby. Colby. beautiful Alma Mater,
| Once pass your portals
| We can ne'er return again.
| Tho class of Nineteen -Four
| Loves other colorS twain.
! The color If the passion flower
| And hue of misty rain.
/ OF Nineteen Four the rcd and gray,
| Tine red is for the strength
| That binds us fast in one,
| The grays 4 tear,
| The gray $ u tear,
| That we must say good bye
After the Glass Ode the class poem by
| Miss paulenah NJ. Simmons of North An
son was delivered. 1t was one of the
= best that has been given for some time
1t contains much true sentiment and
good advice. Miss Simmons delivered thu
poem entitled "IIappineSs" with such dis
Effectiveness that every one could under
stand. The poem in full was as follows:
Long. long ago. when all the world was
young,
And nymps and satyrs danced in every
wood.
When ocean. mountain. lake. and stream
| ana grove
' Had each its God. and every tree ana
4 flower
A sentiment being then together dwell.
| III" two bright beings. Love and IIappi
Beside the sea called Life.
Now this was not. the Love the poets
The youthful god of passion. arrow
Not god but goddess this. n woman far.
| The spirit of the moth"r-l"ve and child
love,
The giver of the father-love and pity
love.
Protcctress of the Country-love and
To passions god n sister.
"
For when with brother Love she lay en-
| Graded.
The fairy Mischief spied the sleeping
| twain
Her hot kiss pressed upon the boy gods
| eyes
A woeful kiss for Cupid still is blind,
| The magic circle Of hcr playful wand
| Hides sill from men the goddess face.
The spirit child unknown. unnamed
played all alone.
| From skv tents and from earth tents
| and from palest shades.
OF water and of mist. from sounds the
| ripples made.
From songs of leaves and light of flowers
| eyes,
With urlearned art. she shaped the ten
| der loves for men.
: She kissed them on the sea. they iioated
| far away.
The goddess of the quiet loves i'll years
| became woman
With skillful touch. and loving art di-
! vine.
Each day she fashioned fairer better
Each day with hand more lavish gave she
Her only thanks, the knowledge of the
| They gave to lives of men.
| Sometimes. when skies were overcast.
When flowers bowed their heads in mute
When trees were sad and sobbing to the
| wind, -
| When sea tossed back her gifts traitor
| Gus friend.
Or else the sailors. waveworn. saw them
| not
Then shadows fitted DER the fact of love,
| Her eyes grew sorrow-deep.
One morning dawn came armor-clad In
| bronze: ~.
Dread portent. messenger of conflict
| fierce;
A muttered growl and storm crouched
| low to spying, All,
Earth shuddered, and the deep was still
| with dread;
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