Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-22

The first of the Commencement ex-
| ercises of the Coburn class Of 1906 was
held on the occasion of the last chapel
in the Institute building Thursday
| morning The chapel room was filled
| with the students and their friends and
| the exercises were in charge of the
class chaplain, James Leon Whitmcre.
Pulpit Harbor Prayer was offered by
Mr.. Whitmore. and in addition to the
regular singing exercises two solos
were rendered, one by Frank Smith '0S.
and the other by Ernest Hamilton Cole
| 'O6 of Prospect Harbor.
Thursday afternoon in the First Bap
fist church was held the Glass day ex-
ercises, commencing at go o'clock.
The program was carried out as pre-
viously published, to the intense inter-
est of an audience which crowded the
house to the limit of its seating capac-
ity. 1t was one of those appropriate
June days, ideally adapted to gradu-
alton exercises and feeling extreme sat
isfaction produced n general effect
over the whole which lent additional
charm and attractiveness to the occa-
sion.
Prayer was offered by Rev. G. D. +.
Pepper of this ity. The Glass History
was ably treated by Miss Mabelle Vim
Brown of Benton. 1t was intersperSed
with many characteristic illusions
which by the audience i'll general and
especially by those of the school We're
received with marks Of evident enjoy
ncnt. The history of this class is OK
ceptional in many of its details. II is
| the largest class which has graduated
from this institution for many years
and also holds front rank in the quality
of its members in school athletics well
as in scholarship.
1.-THE Secret of Success" the class
poem, composed and delivered by
Chrystine Gordon kenniSon of Water
vile was we'll received.
The class Grafton was delivered by
Henry Britt Moore. Waterville. The
subject THE Cnited States as :. World
Power" was a broad treatise on the
birth and development Of American
ideas. He cited some If the evidences,
proving that the union was really a
power among the nations of the earth,
such as the peace conference ut Ports
| mouth and the vindication OF American
rights and privileges since the war
| of the Revolution. One point which is
| seldom made IN treatments of this sub
| jest was the liberal policy which has
| been shown in the opening MP Of
| American labor, trade and the culJiEa-
ton of American citizenship, practical
| ly without distinction, to all nations of
| the world. This he claimed. had been
made possible not only by the spirit of
| brotherhood natural to the Anglo-SaX-
| on race by which the nation had been
| founded. but by the vast resources Of
| the soil which enabled Americans to
| offer unlimited employment to all for
| eignerS seeking the same with its ac-
| cOmpanying benefits Of thrift and edu-
| cation and, as 4 result of ell these to
| furnish standards Of better wages and
at the same time furnish cheaper eX-
ports which have been able TO reach all
of the foreign markets.
The prevalence Of American ideas of
| religion have stamped this nation as
the leading Christian nation Of til"
world and inspired in the breasts.
which once filled with envy at our
| early successes, feelings Of respect.
| '"These principles which we have stood
for in the past. we must carefully
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able 10 hand down to rising Americans
| and to the incoming nations Of other
lands the proudest possessions of ma
| tiOna life, namely. equality. peace
Justice and Christianity and the pow
er OF extending the Kingdom Of God in
/ the earth.
After another selection by the Orchcs-
| ira. President Cole made the custom
airy presentation Of the class Sift to the
institution. In behalf Of his class he
made Il formal prosecution of tho deco
| ratiOns which had been placed in the
Greek room. His speech was perfectly
natural in its delivery ana pleasant in
| his address. Mr.. Col" filled tn" minds
| of the audience with pleasant thoughts.
| On behalf of the trustees, President
| George Otis Smith being absent. Hon.
! Cyrus w. Davis accepted the gift with
| a few appropriate remarks.
With the delivering Of the Class