Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-27
GREAT DAY.
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planted among the English colonies
in America. but it's charter and name
and change Of place only marked
dafnfte stage in the process of life
the setting Of the bud that was 10
open; the stalk was already aDoEe
ground, straight and full Of sap.
! with Governor John Wentworth we
! have always an agreeable sense OF tre
J amenities of life. And If ms poilsheu
| dirlomacv makes it sometimes haru 10
estimate his motives. it is always Wen
wben principle ana policy move the
cam. v-ay He had q fund of earnest
| nasr ~ hottorn. He believed in Eleazer
v,bea1ock and Wheelock's plans. He
,rax.llad across the province to the
wiIds Of the Connecticut shoEe 10 at
tend the first three commandments
and fostered the institution III every
possible way.
..It was this active and continued in
terest which secured to the college It's
focthold i'll New Hampshire. 1t Is not
TOO much to saw that whatever others
might have. done. the actual founding
of Dartmouth College is due in chief
depr4a To four men. EleaZer Wheelock
ara GEO. Whitefi4ld, who introduced
the school to English supporters. Lord
dartmouth, the responsible head of the
English collections. which kept the
school alive and Cove. John Went
worth.
The Earl of Dartmouth was escort
cd to the college church by the trus-
tees and facualty. After an organ
voluntary. Rev. Samuel Penniman
Leeds. ID. D., of the class of 1870, Of
fcred prayer which was followed by
the singing of Luthers hymn. "A
Mighty Fortress is Our Cod" by the
college choir. Professor Francis
Brown d. D., then delivered a histor-
zeal address on The Origins of Dart
mouth College,
In comforting the honorary degree of
doctor of laws on the Earl of Dart
mouth, President William J. Tucker of
the college, said:
1T was a singular but happy for
tune which identified our academic
family which a century before the
founding of the college had earned the
recognition Of the King. The relation
ship has with us developed a natural
and honorable sentiment, which has al
WAYS met WITH III ilolIoIdDIt ItSpollSt
1t is "A peculiar pleasure, however. that
this relationship can be individualized
and that on tit occasions members of
the family take their places in our
academic fellowship
For the first time a member of this
family receives q degree from the col
lese in person. ! bid you, gentlemen of
the college. rise and greet our guest as
he enters into our academic member
ship.
civilian Kcneage Lodge. sixth earl
of Dartmouth, | have the honor to con-
fer upon you, by direction of the trus-
tees of Dartmouth College, the degree
&C doctor of laWs-the degree through
'v ich the colleges and universities of
his country express their estimation Of
men in public life; most fifty conferred
upon you in recognition of your active
political service. your loyal devotion
to public affairs and your most eff
fectiVe interests in historical re-
searches relating to Great Britain and
the American colonies and no less fifty
conferred upon your lordship in recog-
ton of those high personal qualities of
integrity. vigor, and honor through
, WHl'n YOU nave Hldllltd tic h"liic
of Dartmouth
The alumni and students joined in
the singing Of the 136th Psalm and the
benedicton was pronounced by Rev.
Frederick ID. Avery pastor emeritus Of
the congregational church at Column
bia, CT.
At the close of the exercises. it was
announced that an afternoon program
| would be carried out as originally
planed. despite the light rain.