Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-07
Will Attend Commence
ment at j. Of N.
Glass Of '06 Has Total Mem.
bershIp Of Ninety-Six.
Many Banqueis Are Scheduled. -Tmstsss
Will Make Changes in Faculty.

OronO, Me-, June 6.-(SpeciaD The
35th annual commencement exercises
of the University of Maine will be held
next week. beginning with the Bacca-
1aurate address at s o'clock Sunday
evening. June 10, and ending with the
commencement concert and ball
Wednesday evening, June l3. This
years graduating class numbers about
- in attendance at the University and
u at the School of Law.
The first event of the week is the
Baccalaurate address by Rev. Frank
Charming Haddock OF Auburndale,
Mass This will take place in the chap
a al J.. NJ. and will be one OF the
most interesting events of the week
Mr.. Haddock is Il Methodist clergyman
and is well known for his nratorical
powers.
The next event is COnvocation held
in the chapel at 9i5 A. NJ. Tuesday.
These exercises are most interesting
and attract large crowd of alumni
and visitors. President Fellows will
preside and several members of the
faculty will deliver short addresses
Then the different student organiza-
tons will be heard from. The depart
ments of athletics, musical OrganiZa-
tons. publications., etc, will I'LL be
represented by the men at their heads
The winners of the various prizes of
the year will be announced by DIR.
Fellows. and the three students who
attained the highest rank in the Mill
tary will be announced. These men will
be reported to the secretary of war for
excellence in military tactics.
The class-day exercises will be held
in the chapel at 3 O'Clock Monday.
These exercises are always popular and
will be well attended. The Class-day
officers are: Marshall, A. G. Bennett
of Paris: assistant marshall, F. r.
Reed. Rumford Falls; Address to IN
dergraduates, F. o. Stevens. Milan, N.
H.; history, II. w. Bearce, Hebron:
odist anf poet. F. d. Southland. Dor
chester Mass; orator, +. A. Banks,
Biddeford; prayer. j. n. BrOckie, Old
Town: valedctorian, f. A. Stanford.
Lowell
In the evening at o'clock DIR. and
Mrs. Fellows will receive their friends
in the chapel. This reception is one of
the social events of each year and is
looked forward to with pleasure by the
many friends of President and Mrs.
Fellows
At 10 o'clock Tuesday morning there
will be the Phi Kappa Phi initiation
in the chapel. There will be ten
initiates They are the students who
have received the highest rank in their
four-y years course Five of them were
coli.
Miss G. A. Hodgon Of Hampden. Miss
j. {. Colcord Of Searsport. q. II. Hill
of Saco. II. l.. Abbot of Bucksport and
II. H. kittredge of Beverley. Mass.
The other five will be named on Sat-
urday morning after the final ranks
for the term have been figured out.
one Of the most important events OF
the week will be the laying of the COR
ncr stone for the new library. These
exercises will occur at II o'clock on
Tuesday. June II. The exercises will
be in charge Of DIR. Fellows and whiIe
the plans are not yet complete several
well known men have significd their
intentions of being present.
In the afternoon the fraternities will
hold open house and many friends Of
the students will inspect the chapter
houses. The houses will be decorated
with the college and fraternity color3.
and at each house an orchestra Will
furnish music.
Beginning at 3 o'clock the alumni
will hold sway. There will be the an
nual alumni luncheon in Holmes hall
from : to and at the same time there
will be luncheon for the alumnae at
the Mt. Vernon house AT 8 o'clock
in No Alumni hall there will be a
meeting Of the General Alumni Assoc
citation for the election Of officers.
Tuesday evening the regular meet
ing of the trustees will be held. This
Is the most important meeting Of the
year and there is considerable impor-
tant business to be transacted. One
thing that the trustees will finally de-
eide upon is the establishment of a
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