Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-25
HISTORY OF BOWDO|N
NordS of Praise and Hopeful
mess Spoken Last Night.
ANNUAL BANQUET OF ALUMNI
president Of College and Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks as nests.
THE RESPONSES TO T0ASTS
Publications Extended to Mr.. and
Mrs. Crosby s. Noyes-List
of Those Present,

of Those Present,
The history and traditions of old Bowdoin
college were given last evening I'm song and
STORY by the local alumni of the institution.
who gathered at the Hotel Raleigh for their
.24th annual banquet Senator Frye Of the
class OF 80 presided in the absence OF Chief
Justice Fuller. the president of the local as
nociation. The two guests of honor were Dr.
William Dewitt Hyde, president of the COL
Bege and Vice President Fairbanks, both OF
whom made brief speeches
DIR. Hyde said among other things. that
Bowdoin Is about to inscribe across the front
of the grand stand facing the athletic field
"a snotto, wfrich he said would solve the
problem of college athletics. could 1t only be
written iudelibly on the hearts OF every
coach and every contestant The motto Is
TO read, Fair play, and may the best man
win"
Greetings to Mr.. and Mrs. Noyes.
Mr. Crosby S. Noyes. editor of The Even
sng Star was complimented by Senator Frye
In n resolution thanking him at the same
time for a generous donation to the associa-
stion treasury, Mr.. Noyes was made an
honorary graduate in 1887 and since that
time has endeavored to attend all the an
nual meetings of the local alumni but last
evening he was celebrating his golden we'd
ding at the New Willard Hotel. and con-
sequently was necessarily absent Mr.. Noyes
was born In Minot Me, In 1926
The resolution provided:
THAT we extend our warmest felicita-
fions to our honorary and hOnored member
Srosby s. Noyes, and his faithful life COM
panion. now celebrating their golden we'd
ding anniversary; that drink their
health in sparkling Poland water from that
good old town so familiar to his boyhood
days And that this greeting be forthwith
transmitted by special messenger"
Responses to Toasts.
William Frye White of the class of 81. and
IA grandson OF Senator Frye acted as toast
master. introducing the various speakers
and injecting a variety of humor into the
proceedings. Representative Allen. class
mate of Speaker Reed in go, told how the
Presidents silk hat had been planted on top
of the lightning rod of King Chapel. The
chapel, which is consecrated to prayer and
worship. seemed TO be the inspiration of
many big stories of mighty deeds, the truth
Of which no one appeared able to verify
Finally one member of the association said
that the old chapel had been the cause of
more lynn than prayin'.
Mr.. Allen was followed by Marshal p
Cram. Philip Coffin, Harold r. Webb DR.
woodbury. Pulsifer. Representative Charles
Il, Idttlefield of Maine all of whom were
reminiscent of college times. Other speak
ers were Senator Frye. f. J. Cook William
T. Spear. John Redman and D. s. Alexander
Talks of "old Bowdoin."
President Hyde talked about Bowdoin as
she is today.
When persons ask me about old Bow
doin." he said. IT refer them to the sons of
Bowdoin. If they of literary turn of
mind refer them TO Hawthorne and Long
Fellow: II they have a dash OF adventure In
their blood, point them to Peary and the
north pole; II they are interested in public
affairs point TO the Capitol and tell them
that all three bodies that meet there-the
Supreme Court. the Senate and the House.
were presided over at the same time by
three graduates OF Bowdoin College Two
OF the three-Chief Justice Fuller and Sem
ator Frye-sre with us as members; and
whoever may occupy the chair Tom Reed
VIII always be remembered as the Speaker
of the House.
The POSTMASTER has referred to the
things that have happened in the twenty
years that have been at Bowdoin. He re-
minds me of an ingenious clergyman who
had to preach a funeral sermon for a man
whose only distinction was that he had lived
TO be 100 years old. and the preacher got out
OF 1t by describing all the events that had
happened In those years and ascribing them
10 him.
Ter. Senator Frye. Gen. Howard, Gen Hub
bard and Judge Putnam. college could not
go far aStray, and nine of the professors
have been there throughout these twenty
years. The trustees and the fraternity In
these twenty years have increased the in
come-yteiding assets Of the college from
S2o.Oo to an even million. and the build
ings from $4,000 to s., 10000 They have
increased the volumes in the library from
$4,000 TO 5000 and the number of students
from 1l9 to 2S9. During these twenty years
gifts TO the college have amounted to an
average OF $4,000 a year.
stil. II will take three years more OF
such generous giving to bring our income up
TO our expenses. We aim to present each OF
the great departments of literature science
history. economics and philosophy before
the students In attractive, inspiring and
consecutive a form as possible and shall not
cease TO need money until that flying goal Is
reached"
Bowdoin In Particular.
Vice President Fairbanks eomprimented
smaller colleges In general and Bowdoln in
particular. He explained that while Bow
dom was not his alma mater, that ne had
graduated from a small college, and that he
remembered his college days as the hap
piest OF his life.
''Your college is 10 years old" continued
Mr.. Fairbanks, and in those ITO years she
has accomplished wonderful results | be-
Heve in the small colleges l believe there
10 more good to be found In them than In
the larger ones. whose head is unable to ac-
count for the moral condition of the stu
dents. The occasion invites much hut i
am unable here TO give account OF the bene-
hclal results accomplished by so great an
institution. There will always be found
friends to meet the necessities OF that place
whose kindly light has glistened in the I'm