Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-23
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Charles Langmaid Cragin, A. B., Norway:
John Small Dyer. New Sharon; Edwin
Motley Fuller. Jr., A. B., Bath: Edwin
Wagner Gehring, B. s.. Bethel: Ralph
Warren Goss. A. B., Lewiston; William
Parker Hutchins. Oakland; Albert Mark
Jones. A. B.. Pittsfeld; Linwood Melrose
Keene, Northwood. n. B.: John Bernard
Macdonald Waverly. Mass; Aichiha Id
Mcmillan, Boston. Mass: Frank Leroy
Magune, Rockport; Harris James MILL
ken, A. B.; Bangor; Ralph Almeron
Parker, A. B., South Portland: George
Small. Kingfeld; Delbert Mason Stewart
A. B.. Lewiston; George Willis Cole Stud
ley, South Portland: LeRoi Scott Syphers
South Portland; Herman Kotchmar I'D
belts, Portland.
At 11.30 came the presentation and
dedication of the new $4,000 grandStand
which adorns the beautiful Whittier ath-
| letic field, through the generosity of Gen
| Thos. H. Hubbard 81, of New York. the
donor of the library building which was
dedicated year ago. The seating capac-
| ity of the great structure was taxed to its
| utmost and the gathering was most en-
| thusiastic one. President Hyde presided
over the exercises. In his brief and mod
| est speech of presentation General Hun
bard dwelt upon the spirit of fair play
| in athletics The speech of acceptance
was made by DIR. F. N. Whittier. the be-
| loved head of Bowdoin's athletic inter-
ests. and the welcome given him by the
| crowd was fully equal to that given Gen.
| Hubbard. DIR. Whittier sketched in out
| line the history of athletics at the col
| lege for the past century and was very
| frequently interrupted by applause.
| The chief features of the afternoon
| were the exercises commemorative of the
Tooth anniversary of the birth of Nathan
| iel Hawthorne. These were held in the
Congregational church at o'clock. and
there the alumni and friends gathered in
numbers well filling the edifice. On the
platform were the governing boards and
the members of the faculty. while in the
center sat President Hyde, Chief Justice
Fuller, Rev John s. Sewall, So of Ban
gor, and Bliss Perry, the editor of the
Atlantic Monthly and the speaker of the
| afternoon After selections by the band
and a prayer by DR.. Sewall, the president
introduced DIR. Perry. In opening his
address DR.. Perry drew comparison be-
tween Hamlet and Hawthorne showing
how each in the final analysis are men
of mystery. He then sketched Ilaw-
thorne's life. showing the influence of his
four years at Bowdoin and the strength
of his college friendships. and then dwell
| at length upon his great romances and
the place they have won for him in liter
allure. 1t was a most scholarly address
and was received with much applause.
While DIR. Perry was speaking, half a
dozen members of the class of "a whose
survivors are celebrating the semi-cen
tennial of their graduation. entered tht
church. In the party were ex-Uniteo
States Senator w. D. Washburn of Min
nesota, ex-District Attorney John G. Stet
son of Boston. Hon. Franklin A. Wilson
of Bangor, D. 7. Bradford of Kansas
City, Joseph E. Merrill of Newton Mass
and Hon. d. C. Linscott of Boston. 9th
ers of the class will be back tomorrow.
After the exercises in the church the
big crowd gathered at the north end oil
the campus when the beautiful brick anC
stone memorial gateway erected by the
class of 1873 was formally presented t
the college by Prof. A. E. Burton, dear
of the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology. The speech of acceptance wa;
made by Prof F. C. Robinson of the Bow
doin faculty, in his usual happy style. a
, good number of Is men were back for tn,
; occasion and they were most heartily
cheered by the young alumni and under
graduates.
This evening, Hubbard hall is the scene
of the reception of President and Mrs
Hyde. and hundreds of alumni ant
friends are in attendance. The band fur
nished music and refreshments were sefv
ed. Later in the evening came the re
unions of the eight Greek letter fraterni
ties-AIpha Delta Phi. Psi Epsilon, Delts
) Kappa Epsilon. Theta Delta Chi. Zeta Psi
Delta Epsilon. Kappa Sigma. and Beta
Theta Pr and their chapter houses ano
halls are filled with jolly crowds, enjoy
ing the happy reunions which only sucf
occasions know. All these reunions are
well attended. the older fraternties eacf
having from so to 100 graduate member;
back for the occasion.
Thursday is the commencement day
proper. with the speaking and granting
! of diplomas in the church at 1870. There
are IS young men in the graduating class
and a number Of honorary degrees vii
be conferred. The alumni dinner in Me
mortal hall will follow these exercise:
and plates are laid there for 500. Many
notable speakers will be heard
Notes.
; Prof. Geo. T. Files who graduated 1t