Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-29
The Alumni Dinner.

About 900 of the alumni and friends
| of the college sat down to the alumni
dinner, which in accordance with Ions
| established custom was held i'm Memo
rial hall The cuisine was excellent
and there was nothing to mar the
pleasure and good cheer Of the occa-
.ioin. The various classes SO far as
was possible occupied seats together
md the very air was filled with remi-
iiScences.
Near the head Of the table sat five
members of the class of '55, who. just
30 years ago. were starting out upon
ifc as now the graduates of 'O5 were
!oing. Here and there were groups Of
,thc.' classes, with the friends of the
,ollcGc who are not graduates mingled
~
After ample justice had been done
the Inner, the spcechmaking began.
The first ceremony was the unwilling of
a fine portrait of Hon. Arad Thompson
of Bangor, presented to the college by
his daughter, Mrs. Louise Thompson
Whittier of Boston, Mass. A culog,
of the man whose memory the portrait
is to perpetulte WAS made by Jud6s
Wing Of Auburn.
The next speaker was Mr.. William
II. Dexter of Chelsea, Mass. whose
wife, Mrs. Eliza Fcss Dexter. is tht
donor of the beautiful building that
has been dedicated the present week.
and will be thrown open next SrptcT-
her to the women of the college. MIR
Dextcr's words were listened to wit
deep attention.
President Charles Lincoln Whit
who acted as toastmastcr. next intro
Lift. D.. of Brown University. tftcr :,
few preliminary remarks, Profrsstr
Bronson outlined a little more fully All
idea that he had expressed in his adj
dress of the previous evening before
the Phi Beta Kappa society.
He believed that what he called tn"
High School method had no place ir
IL college. This he defined as the ten
cenCy among instructors to raise the
work of q part of Il class up to, and
keep that of the remainder of class
Gown to, a general average. He though,
that higher standard would be set
and stronger men sent out into the
world II men were given work accord
ing 10 their capacity, that much good
would result f men OF great abilities
be allowed to carry on an amount o!
work to which they are fitted by abi!i-
ty and inclination. Tic cited the Euro
pe;in system Of university education il.
which the men are classified as pass
men, and honor men," the former Do
ing the amount of work required for
degree, and the latter pursuing advanc-
ed work.
Professor Bronson Hoped to see
stronger tie between Brown and Colby
and sugg. stctl that IN exchange of lee
turcrs during the coming winter would
do much to accomplish the happy re-
suit.
President White next Introduced Hon
Warren &. ThilbrOok of Whtervlls".
Judge Philbrook took as his topic tho
material; resources of the state OF
Mcinc. He said that he had heard IT
said tnat tho State of Gaine was Il
GOOD state III which 10 fish in the
spring. to loaf in III" summer, TO huht
IN the fall and to desert in the winter
IL Wis against this proposition that n"
wished to direct his remarks. He would
the discussion 10 the state. as
Il money-ma king institution. The state
of Maine is rich in those products tina;
a., not destroy their source. The amount
of granite business n 6 year amounted
10 $26S:5 900. In one county of the STATE
one-sixteenth OF all the lime pro luce"
in the United States is iEanufatt ured
The timberlG nds Of the State OF Maine
cover L., 800, 600 acres, trac: OF iand u
which one could place the states
Rhode Island, Connecticut and Dela-
ware, and still have broad enough
margin in which to get lost if without
the services OF an experienced guide. In
conclusion he urged the young men OF
the graduating class to he loyal TO theii
college and the State of Maine.
Rev. Charles F. Foster of the class o
'o5. spoke Interestingly in behalf o.
that class. four other members o,
which were grouped about him. me!
were Nathan w. Blanchard OF SAINT
Paula, Cal; Col. Oliver c. Gray. LII
D.. of Little Rock. Ark; John W.
Lamb of Hartford, CT, and Charles r
Richards of Rockport. Me. The speak
er recalled to mind the professors
that early day. when the entire facuity
consisted of five members. The class
originally numbering 43. now numberc.
nire, five of whom were present.