Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-20
At B0WDONM,
Outline Of 1908 Com
nlencement Program.
A Busy Week with Many Hun
dred Alumni Back.
Long Roll OF Graduates Who Have
Died in Past Year


TIE examinations of the year are now
concluded at Bowdoin College and the
first feature af the Commencement viii
be the Daccalaureate sermon Sunday
The Alexander prize speaking viii
come Monday evening. The class day
exercises of the graduating class Will
take place Tuesday in Memorial hall at
10 A. NJ, and under the Thorndike Oak
at +. NJ. In the evening the senior
dance will be held in Memorial hall.
The officers of the class of 1908 are
Charles n. Abbott Of ST. John, N. B.,
president; David T. Parker of Bath,
secretary and treasurer; Walter d.
Lee of Greenville, ILL.,, marshal. The
opening address will be biven by
Charles r. Files of Cornish; the Grafton
by Albert r. Gould of ThOmastOn; the
poem by Frederick l.. Pencil of Port
land; the ode by Paul H. Powers of
Houlton; the closing address by Arthur
II. Ham of LivermOre Falls. The class
committee is George p. Hyde of Bruins
wick, Joseph M. Boyce of Portland,
Earl II. Coyle of Portland, Chester A.
Leighton of Portland and Nathan S.
Weston of Augusta.
The seniors who will speak at the
commencement exercises in the Con-
gregational church at 1870 A. NJ. next
Thursday are Jay l.. Gray of Lubec,
Arthur II. Ham of LivcrmOre Falls,
George p. Hyde of Brunswick, Arthur
l.. Robinson of Brunswick, Carl M.
Robinson of Portland and Chester Fl.
Yeaton of Richbond
Tho hundreds of returning alumni
next week wills miss the cordial hand
clasp of Prof. Lee, who for many years
had ohiciated as registrar of names of
the graduates at Hubbard Hall. His
plac" will be filed this year by Prof
Henry Johnson of the class of 1874.
The graduation of the Medical School
will occur in Memorial hall Wednesday
forenoon. ON that day also most of the
class reunions are held, the alumni bail
game is played, the meeting Of Phi
Beta Kappa held etc. In the evening
comes the reception of President and
Mrs Hyde in Hubbard hall followed by
the fraternity reunions in the eight
CHAPTER houses. Thursday win be Com
Increment day proper with the eXer-
cises in the church, followed by the din
ncr in Memorial hall.
Following is the neurology of Bow
loin College and the Medical School OF
Maine for the year ending June 1, 1908
1S37-Gcorge Foster Talbot, borr
Jan. IS, 1919, T.. Machias; died Aug
IS. 1907, Portland.
lSli-George Albert Thomas, borr
Sept IL. 1919. Portland; died, Dec 90
1907. Portland.
1S45-Ganem w. Washburn, borr
oct %, 1923. Livermore; died Oct. Z
1907, Portland.
1s46-F'rederic Drummer Sewall, borr
Jan, %, 1876, Bath; died Dec. Is, 1907
Boston, Mass.
1S4S-John Dinsmore, born April 20
1921. Arson: died Dec. s, 1907, Harps
we'll.
1850 Edward Albert Kelly, borr
May 80, 1881. Winterport; died Aug. 25
1907. Cohasset, Mass.
1S54-John Glidden Stetson. borr
Feb IS, 1893, NcwcastIe; died March so
1908.
1S56-James Henry Taylor, borr
Jan. 5, 49,, BdIlStOn, N. l., uleu OcC
IL. 1907. Clinton. N. Y.
1S56-Isaac Henry Wing, born Jul.
s, 1882, Augusta; died Sept. 20. 1907
bayfield,. Wis.
1S57-Johr Crockett Sanborn. borl
Aug &c. 1882. Sanbornton. N. H.; dice
July II. 1907. Lawrence. Mass.
1871 Edwin Leonard, born Nov. II
lS26 Brewer; died May %, 1905 Mel
rose Highlands. Mass.
1S49-Ccorgc Oliver Robinson. born
March 10 1921, oxford; died May II
1908. oxford
iS5o--Gcorge Howe Vose. borl
March 10. 1929. Augusta; died Feb @
1908, Oakland. Cal
1S59-Amos Harris, born Aug. II, 1886
died April, 1908, Everett. Mass.
1S62-John Thomas Magrath, borl
oct. {. 1912, Gardiner; died May II, 1905
Boston, Mass.
1S79--Ozro \Daniel Cashier, borl
June >. 1857. Waldoboro; died May 1;
1908. Waldoboro.
1S59-Charles Henry Howard. Dor
Aug 1888. Leeds; died. Jan. q, 1905
Glencoe, ILL.,
lS59-pavid Robinson Straw. Dor
May 16. 1896. Guilford; died April Il
1908, Guilford.
1S60-John Marshall Brown. Dor
Dee. il, 1898, Portland; died July q
1907, Falmouth.
1S6l-Gordon Merrill Hicks, Dor
March 10, 1885, North Yarmouth; die
April 3. 1905, Rockland.
1S62-George Edwin Moulton. Dor
Nov. I. 1889, Westbrook; died July q
1907, Brooklyn. N. Y.
1S66--Ezekiel Hanson Cook. Dor
Dec. Is, 1S45, Madrid: died Nov.
1907, Madison, Wis.
1S71-kingsbury Bachelor, Dor
Oct %. 1S49, Prospect; died Aug. q
1907, Old Orchard.
1S75-Hcrbert Gerry Briggs, Dor
Feb. s, 1858, Auburn; died Feb. IA. 1905
Chelsea, Mass.
1SS1-F,Gwarl Henry Chamberlir