Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-27
CLOSING EXERCISES
AT COLBY COLLEGE.
Graduation OF Class of l9O7=COnferring of
Degrees==COmmenCement Dinner
Promenade Concert.

Ing. In speaking to the graduating;
class he urged them to clothe their
IDEAS, their thoughts, and their actions
i'll such fashion that they would bring
honor To themselves, and their college.
Albert Bowman Wiggin Of the class
Of 'i3 was next introduced. Mr. Wig
gin spoke Of the Old day''. and told Of
the expenses Of the college course,
mentioning particularly the cost Of
board. Board and room never cost the
student over $1.2J pcr week. They
found that hy clubbing together this
expense could lc reduced to as cents
per week. ami by washing the dishes
it could be lowered to 80 cents Per
week. But times had changed since '43.
lie made reference to the IS autograph
letters which he had presented to tho
c III, &c, ana spoke of the manner i'll
which thC- were obtained. He then
r;tid 4 trihu.c to the value Of athletics,
claiming that they Lad made hiln once
weak Il strong vigorous man, and at Sc
years oI ar he was able to do Il good
days work. Ills remarks were very
interesting.
Hon. Bartlett Tripn 'G1 Of South Da-
kota spoke particularly Of the colleges
III general and Colty in particular. He
believed That the colleges were doing
broader and better work all over the
country, and he rcjnccd i'll this fact.
He said he would like To sec less He
brew ana more practical subjects
taught. This" he declared, is a
practical age. There are great and
vital questions to be solved, and
we must look to our college train
ca men To help i'll the work of
| solving them. The problem Of to-
day is the Independence Of the in
| dividual man The college must turn
out men Of sterling worth, men who
understand the questions underlying
| the proper government Of affairs" Mr.
| Trip spoke with great carncstncss and
| feeling and aroused much intercst.
His remarks were received with loud
| applause.
The fifth speaker for the afternoon
was Henry w. Dunn, Of Boston, class
Of 90. Mr.. Dunn made indirect refer
| cncc to the remarks of the previous
| speaker and then paid 4 glowing trib-
| ute to the worth of old Colby and the
work she was doing i'll the world. He
urged that people give up the notion
| that the small college was the college
! in which the man should be trained
professionally The small college
should teach man culture ana all
| that the term implies. 1t should be
doing precisely what Colby is doing
and what other small colleges arc do
| ing. He for one dill not want to sec
| the practical studies, 50 termed, take
| the field and Dust the classics and
modern languages and literature from
| it. There is time enough for the stu
| dent to specialize after he has left be-
| hilri him the four years Of college, i'll
which he should cultivate his tastes
| ana prepare q solid foundation on
| which to erect his professional career
| Mr.. Dunn's remarks met with hearty
! approval.
Tho last speaker for the afternoon
was George otis Smith. director Of
| the u. $. Geological Survey Mr..
/ Smith kept his audience in a gale OF
| laughter with his Wi:ticiSm; for some
| time, ana then explained in some de-
| tail tho work II" was cndcavoring to
| do aS director Of the L. s; Survey He
| mentioned the extent Of the invcsti-
| cations. tn" several sums Of money
! appropriated FOR specific work. and
dealt at some length with the prob
| l"na his department was cndcavoriri-;
| to solve. All through the United
| states are parties carrying on different
lines Of activity. The fuel problem,
| the utilization Of waste product, the
coal smoke problem. and the invcsti-
| f,C ctv
as those Of the safety Of the steel rail,
ana mine explosives, suggested some
Of til" work being carried on. In these
ways the survey is doing practical
work for tho safety Of human life.
| At the conclusion Of the spccchmak-
| ing. the members Of the graduating
| class grouped in tho center Of Mem
orial hall ANA gave tho Colby yell, the
! long way, ana with this the exercises
! were over.