Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-28
Presentation Exercises
Held, Monday Afternoon.
Essays Of the Students Were
of a High Order.
Exercises Mark Opening Of Commence
r1ent Week-Weathcr All That Could
Be Desired-Many Alumni and
Friends Present.

Watorville, Me-, June 21.-(SneciaD.
afternoon, participated in by the Junior
class marked the opening of Com
renccment week. The day was an ideal
one for the occasion. \ large humble:
Of alumni and friends of the college
were present. The members of tn.
Junior class formed into line at the col
lege chapel and marched down to the
commencement platform, Halls mill
tary band headed the procession. There
We're fCrty members of the class pres
ent on the platform. Not only was tn
speaking of Il sort of interest to all,
but Halls Military band furnished ex-
ccllant music. The commencement plat
form was decorated with bunting of
the class colors. white and blue. The
class was marshalled by Edward II.
cotton. President John b. Pugsley
| gave off the announcements. After the
Iuusic and prayer by the class chaplain,
| Guilford u. COY the class ode was sung,
| Mich was AS follows:
Air-Frs shman Serenadc.
| With friends all around us
| our class day has found us
, Singing praises 10 our honored colleG"
| NAM"
| Three years have sped by us,
| oulv ON. lies before us.
And then Wen strive for alma mater :
| fame.
Dear. dear. blue and gray.
| Raiy,. the cnlurs high with loyal hand.
| q. Nineteen Five. forever
our ties never sever.
or love to her wen tel in every land.
| As eeniors cndeaVor
| 10 keep our STANDARD ever
An emblem on which We may proudly
| Wen strive in the future,
" hen life is our teacher.
70 practice lessons learned in college
days.
Chorus
The first speaker of the day was
s;trplerlG. Bean of s'aco who delivered
ia" Grafton. His subject was, The
l'uion or the Hospital" His speech was
wan delivered ana hal plenty of Spic"
f., carry il ia successful finish and
To- command attention. Mr.. Bean said
in TART:
Of the many great factors in tho
social and economic advancement of
tn'iIy. none is more deserving OF con-
sheraton than the problem Of the
| lHl,or union.
Tic universal Brotherhood of man,
that is. the ideal Of the labor union.
Int al, How wocfully has the ideal
boon lost in the mi$tS of ignorance
o"otism. and flnatitism: shattered by
the very hand that should have he'll
] w
st on high as beacon light. 4 bright
guiding star to lead them to the goa
~ which they were striving I will
, state at this point that it is not my in
t,Itinn to docry all unions ana fedora
tinnG Of labor. as mcnaCcS to the moral
I movement to sorirty. but rather to
: nov that as they exist and under
+ their present control, some Of their
Show Only too clearly til" terrible pos
eibilitics when their guidance is placed
IL irresponsible" hands.
The miners are for Tho most part ot
American birth. partio ularly the more
Troublesome districts. Cripple Creek
ana the Victor camps. They are mon
who have attended American schools
read american newspapers and who
have cast many Il vote i'm our great
national elections.
: In tho hands of n writer with ORA
matte talent and in sympathy with uni
ons. il is thought that the miners have
been used unjustly. But on the Other
hand. in consideration of their CRIME
they nave received only that which is
justly their due.
1t may we'll he asked by persons un-
acquainted with the situation, What
have the miners done to merit this Sc
we're trcatment?"
The real cause is the undyinC hatred
Of the trade unionist for the so-called
"Scab labor"
No other influence will SO quickly
arouse all that is brutal in 4 union Ia
. borcr as that very word "scab." Rally
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