Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-03
Celebrated by Students at
Bowdoin College.
Harvey Wins|ow Of Gardiner
Delivers Days Grafton.
Ms, Successful Ivy Day In College History
Days Program.

dr.
,... Gathering of fri nnds and relatives
= ,h.. college and its students. the Ivy
.,.x..,.i,;..s If i.ow.ioins class OF 1906.
..,ar n1ssrd into history. Everything
..,r,,utea u make thu day the sue
tint il proved from the baseball
.,.,.r, in the morning. to the charm
tngIcv nail. which took place in Mem
anal lalI this evening.
Visitors began to arrive, yesterday
ord ,.nIfrurI to pour in today. on the
..,.u,nn trains while still more came II,
~ tb, carly afternoon trains. All the
t,af.ri.i,lrs kept open house during the
A,y aud The indny visitors have had OPP
nortimity to lass the time in pleasant
mamie. at these places when the events
NJ the dav dill not take up their attrn-
tor.
The first event Of the day was tn"
hall game on the Whittier field at IL
A NJ. in which Bowdoil and Maine
foueht it out in tho Maine champion
shin series The games resulted in
vic,n,v frr HnWdoin by score of b To
The crowd was the largest of the
wear and the result vas 4 pleasing one,
IN ttn.+. pr,Sent. who were, of course.
almost entirely EoWdoin supporters.
IT.. hall exercises of the Junior class
took place al > o'clock. the class
marching into Memorial hail to the
straius Of Pullcns orchestra. led by
Marshal Ralph G. Weber. The from OF
III, stage wlS adorned with pOttcd
| n,aute; =. al III. scene as the class came
in AMI took their seats was Il most I'M
| Ir4esiVc enc.
The program consisted Of four must
cal numbers by the orchcnra. the pray
or lN charles Wesley Iiawkesworth
Of rGetnn. Mass. the Grafton by
Charles I.aff Fivin%,r If FREDERICK
IL, T., and the poem by James w. SeW,'ll.
j.. Of old Town. The last named was
unable to- b.. present owing to the re-
cen! death Of his fathr" ih' poem being
rad Is Edvillr Gerhard Andrews IF
| poiiltld After these. clna the presrn-
tati'I rf gifts. which were given by
Jlaes Pr 81 ut Harvey Philip Winslow
Of ';dr,li',.-r.
I'll" nr;ti"'. was 4 pleasing and force
ful liscUaSi ~ of the negro problem
and Na& listened to with careful at
trntian ~ tn" large audience which
-d!Itd Memorial hail.
The Grafton follows.
generation ago there was fought
out 0n iris continent one o: the blood
list and most destructive wars i'm tn .
history Of the world. Brother fought
brother: father fought son: and hon. );
that had previously been scenes of hap
pIneSs and Circles If love We're hope
essly and cruelty shattered. The names
4 carved in these bronze tablets are a
forcdul, though silent reminder of the
deep and vital interest y..Ir fathers had
i in that war. The memory Of their deeds
forms Tn. bond which joins the gloomy
past to the hopeful present. These men
gave their lives that the union might
be pr served. and al the same time
Solve the great problem of human
slavery. Today We thank Cod that they
did solve that problem: both South and
] North applaud their deeds. while they
point with ever-inrreasing pride to the
grand result of their heroic efforts.
II Through a stroke of the great Lin
1 coins pen struck the shackits from mil :
II
l time the seed of an even greater prob
lem one which commands today, our
| wlSest and most earnest consideration
| That problem has been vaIiously called
NE negro nr"hlcm." the race prob
4 "m, the southern problem" but by
4 "hat ever name we call it. the whole
qa'Sti"n il How can we best preserve
l IRE integrity e the RI 'cS. while cOntin-
unc I" elevate them socially, politically
and rlieiously?"
f"f me- I" attemnt solution of this
great n'ohl"m would be useless; to lis
enSS definite plan 1f settlement with
dt iiS good or had points would re
qulr" v"lrmrs ana is Therefore beyon;!
NY present purpose. What | shall at
"H'p' l" 10 is I" consider impartialiy
ahat So med To be- The underlying prin-
1 ul"s which must he recognize 4 by bot
NTul and South befor" the race prob
=" can ever approach the satisfac-
"ry solution
as basis for an honest adjustment
uN cas-" II is necessary that every
"oh NJ our country consider tn,
SaeSo'h with absolute iurartiality. NJ
'' 10, matter how perfect his knowl-
se % he South or of the North. OF
"'r Is interest in the two sections
n" H"t even contribute Il single jot
"eailit;; IF their diff .rt nces unless
"atr,tkcS the suhjer:. forgetful OF
utp''asant past. ana concerned on
VIVA ~" future. "ornnnon good. Both
anu North must yield something
ue Niril &c union. No more Gttira
a motto can be found thar
vi !Allt"in's -, o ld Inaugural Ad
49, with malice toward none: witt
nh." Tor all: With tirmness in thy
as '''i gives us TO see the right
A. strive on to finish the work w.
,o 10 bind mp the nations wounds
u" All which may achieve and ch r
slra S' ami lasting peace among our
anu with all nations"
SECTIONS of oar country have
Vim. ut iauit. The South has been un
l" accept the interference o
hu '' The North has refused I.
SAM "%e The actual conditions I'm tn,
ana each has spent its energ,
roro ''Se than useless attempt I,
s,,,,,, mat the other is wrong. Such an
ca vi the part of either side cal
dna So" Tn the contrary it ha.
lis sol anu is doing unreasonable harm
asans tendency being to widen tn,