Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-21
A Leading Feature Bow
dOin'S Commencement.
Plans Of Various Anniversary
Glasses for Next Week.
Hundreds Of Old Grads Will be
Baek...Features Of the Week.

number of returning alumni At no
small college is this feature more
prominent than at Bowdoin and it
speaks eloquently Of the lifelong 10y
atty Of the sons Of the college and indi
Gates something of the strength Of the
class and fraternity bonds. 1t is the
usual thing to have 800 or 500 gradu
ates back for Commencement week,
coming from all parts Of the country,
and in some years the number is much
larger Probably the largest gather
ing was in 1894 when the college cele-
bratcd its centennial At that time
200 alumni were back.
Although the greater number Of the
classes that have graduated within the
past half century have more or less Of
a reunion at each Commencement, yet
the classes which graduated five, 10, Is,
20. %, 80. %. 80, - and 30 years earlier
are called the "rcunion classes ana
always plan on big attendance. gen
orally engaged house near the
campus as class headquarters for the
week ana having q dinner in Bruins
wick or ut some place near by, New
Meadows, C;tgcO castle the Gurnct, or
perhaps in i:ath or Portland. Thus
at the 1907 commencement the classes
of 1851, 1862, 1861 1872 1871, 1852, 1887.
1892, 1891 ana 1902 will have the chief
reunions ana their secretaries are now
busy with plans. Most Of them have
houses engaged ana the dinner ar
ranSenentS made.
Last year to stimulate interest in
these reunions and arouse good
natural rivalry between tn" classes
David l.. SNOW. ftsu.. 20. of Portland.
offered an Immense @old-lincd loving
cup to tn" class having back the Iarg-
est percentage If it's members only
classes with ut least 10 living members
Were allowed to compete ana tho
award was 10 be based on thOS" regis
tered before Thursday noon Of Com
mcncemcnt week Tn" cup WAS won
by the class of &c which was cclebrat-
ing it, Both anniversary by a very close
margin over 90 which was celebrating
its 10th anniversary. The class Of &C
had back - men out Of 50 living. Civ
ing it rs 80 per cent. while 90 had 81
men out of 40 living, giving ii IS 40
per cent. Several other classes had
over 20 per cent. while n number of
the younger classes had actually more
men back than sc or 90, though q
smaller proportion Of those living Each
of the reunion classes this year will
try to win the big cup and it is felt
that the contest will lie between 1877
1SS2 and 1887. The presentation Of the
cup is made ut the commencement
dinner Thursday afternoon. when the
great crowd of alumni is seated ut the
L., IL.
tening to the prominent speakers and
making the walls ring with songs ana
cheers.
The oldest Of this years reunion
classes. -. having been out of college
80 years. will have a large attendance
of those surviving from the y original
members. The class has engaged Il
house on Maine street for the week
Hampdcu Fairfield. Esq. Of SaCo is
class secretary. This class has many
men who have won prominence ana
first among them in the hearts Of Bow
doin men is General Thomas II. Hub
bard. the New York lawyer. banker and
railroad ma gnate, who is one If the
college trustees and among whose gifts
To Bowduin are the s300.00O library and
the s25.0O0 grandstand
The class of 1866 which will celebrate
its 45th anniversary has about a score
of men living from the A. it graduated
The class secretary is Capt. Howard T..
Prince Of Washington. Gen. Chas. J..
Mattocks "f Portland IL one of its
prominent members living in Maine !
The class Of 81 graduated - mon of
wrom 16 arc living to celebrate the 10th |
"a,
s. Hutchinson. EsG.. Of Boston. has Just |
published an elaborate c,;t history |
Among the members of % living in
Maine are Judge II. $. Webster Of
Gardiner and Hon. Stanley Plummcr |
Of Dexter. The class OF - is another |
anniversary class this year. and will |
have 4 large reunion. The secretary |
is Geo. NJ. Whitaker Of Washington. u. |
c. Prominent among the - men NOW |
living in Maine are Hon. II. NJ. Heath. |
Augusta, Hon. Geo. NJ. Seiders, Port |
land. Weston Lewis, Gardiner. and |
Herbert Harris. Portland.
The class To celebrate its 30th ami |
rcrsary this year is - and rs this is a |
large and famous class things will be !
lively at its headquarters on Cleveland |
street Among the hest known men Of !
~ are Gov. VIM. T. Cobb. Commander |
Robt r. Peary. Charles w. Morse. the
ice king and owner of steamship lines, |
Prof. Geo. r. Little, w. q. Reals.
leader of the Chicago bar. Hon. G. W. |
Morrill, of Portland. Postmaster |
Thompson of Brunswick. Hon. Frank |
ii. HargraVes of Buxton. Hon. John a.
Roberts of Norway. Philip G. Brown,
the Portland banker. ana Geo. w. Till
son. city engineer of Brooklyn. The
class secretary is John f.. Chapman of
Boston. one member Of the class :.
a. Guardian. is n merchant in Con
stantinnple and il is hoped he will cross
the ocean to be present At the reunion.
The class of 50 which has been out 4
quarter of century was a small class
but counts on having most of its sur
Vinrs back. The secretary is Prof w.
A. Moody of the chair of mathematics
here and the best known member of
class is Hon. f. U. Curtis an eX-mayor
of Boston and now the United States
at that city. Two Au-
gusta lawyers. A. NJ. Goddard and NJ
nIv ne |