Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-11

Cr'.no. Nc, June 1O.-(SrcciaD.-T last
Gay OF tho Commencement exercises at
the University Of Maine was Il most en-
iuyahc close TO hat has proved TO be the
il ia History Of the institution. The
Gather has been ideal for tie entire
week and the beautiful campus combined
viii! the cordial reception extended to all
n:&dc an depression upon the visitors,
v hiclI will 10 long lctncmbt rcd.
Tho cNerCi"-'s began Wednesday, morn
ing with the layiaG Of Tie corner stone of
the new Agricultural building. The speak
erS were as follows:
President Fellows acted as presiding
officer: Address of Dr.. n. III. Jordan.
Geneva. n. y; Hon. Payson Smith; Dean
Williams; Dean Hurd; Hon. A. NJ. Gil
man.
The Commencement dinner was at 1
O'Clock in the gymnasium. The largo
building was crowded with alumni in
GLIDING those from the early '7o's up to
the present date. The following after
dinner speeches were made:
'Tne Struggle for Independence, Hon.
s. &. Boardman, honorary. 1899: THE
Maine State College" EX-President NJ.
c. Ternald. honorary, 1905; Student Life
in Early Days. j. w. Eaton, Class
of 1873: "Thc Evolution of the Univer-
sity," Fx-President A. w. Harris honor
AIRY, 1901 The College of Law" j. f..
Nelson, ESQ. Glass of 1904. Law: alum
nj Testimonial to Ex-President Fern%ld."
Mr. r. X. Jones. Glass of 1856; "Aspira-
TORS" President Geo. f. Fellows. The
presiding officer was DR.. w. H. jordan,
Glass of 1878.
The marshal of the day was NJ. c. S.
Bedford class of 1882. Music WAS fur
nished by the University Orchestra ard
Glee Club.
The final event Of Commencement was
the Senior roll and reception held in the
gymnasium at $50 o'clock Wednesday
evening The occasion was one which
will be long remembered by all. The
gymnasium was prettily decorated with
the college and 1908 coors and the floor
was in a perfect condition. The music
by iullen's Orchestra was excellent and
this in Connection with every thing else
helped to make the OCCASION the success
it was Light refreshments were served
at internission.
The ratroncsses were Mrs. T. A. Balen-
tine. Mrs w S. Brown. Mrs. j. n. Hart.
Mrs Fay Harding. Mrs. J. II. IIuddels-
ton, Mrs W. u. Iurd, Mrs. Nellie +.
Lane, Mrs e. Louise Leib. Mrs. Bertha
H. Moutnn, Mrs. Freeland III. Cakes, Mrs
c. II. Pacher.
Tho reception committee: DR.. and Mrs.
N,. !
Eoar.in,ar. James A. Gannett
Commencement Ball committee. f. p.
Emery, J. F. Farnsworth. "A. S. Hans
com. j. Jacobs. p. c. Morton. Aids: c.
II. Bean, c. A. Brownell. d. Chase. C. L.
Draper, 3. Il Folger, c. NJ. ]1anscom
W. A. Hill. A. J. Hopkins. c. a. John
sor, ]. Il. Kendrgan, II. L. Miner. w. S.
Mcnamara.
The Commencement exercises were
held in the chapel and were opened
with prayer by Rev. George c. Howard
of Orono. The Commencement Grafton
was delivered by Andrew S. Draper,
LII. B., LII. D., commissioner of edu-
cation of the state of New York. A
total of no degrees were conferred as
follows:
College of Agriculture 4, College of
Arts and Sciences II, College of Pha~-
macy 4. College of Technology as, Col
lege of Law Is, Master of Arts 3. Mas
ter of Sciences /, Master of Law 3,
Electrical Engineering 2, Civil En-
gineering 2, degrees out of course 3,
certificates in the school course of ag-
riculture 8, honorary degrees, 8. The
honorary degrees were conferred as
follows:
Doctor of Science-Lucius Herbert
Merrill, professor of biological and ag-
ricultural chemistry in University of
Maine; James Norris Hart dean and
professor of mathematics in Univer-
sity of Maine; William D. Gibbs, presl-