Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-09
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UNIVERSITY OF MAINE.
Convocation at Chapel In the Morning
and Glass Day Exercises Held on
the Campus In Afternoon.

Orono, Me, June S.-(SpeciaD 1.-The
1903 Commencement at the University
of Maine is now in full swing and
without doubt is proving itself to be
the most successful Commencement
ever held in the history of the insti-
tuition. AS this is the 10th anniversary
every effort has been made to bring
the alumni back with the result that
between 200 and 800 are on the cam
Dus.
The program started Sunday even
ing with the Baccalaurcate address
by Prof. Edward Alsworth Ross of the
University of Wisconsin.
Monday was a very full day. At 9.45
| A. NJ. the convocation was held in
the chapel. At 230 p. NJ. the meeting
of the Alumni Advisory Council was
held on the campus at p. Nj. and the
Presidents reception was held in the
| library at i. NJ.
The Convocation exercises at 945
We're led by DR.. NJ. C. Fernald. The
program was as follows:
Vocal solo. c. Boyle
History of the Year, Prof. w. A. Ganong
Musical organizations, r. Fellows
College Publications., l.. r. Lord
Address, Prof. NJ. A. ChrYscl
Solo. Mrs. j. II. Huddiston
Women Students, Miss \. NJ. Merrill
Address, w. p. Daggctt
Religious Organizations. Daniel Chase
Athletics and Awarding of Prizes,
]. 7. Kendrigan
Awarding of Scholarship Prizes and
| HonorS. President Fellows
Glass day exercises We're held
on the campus at p. NJ. The program
was opened with a prayer by Thomas
Whitmore Fessenden. This was fol-
lowed by a musical selection, after
which Chester Arthur Brownell gave
the class history. The class poem was
given by Belle c. Harris.
The class Grafton was given by the
orator of the class, Raymond Fellows
of Bucksport. Mr. Fellows address
was on yourselves and Our Univer-
sity.'
Mr.. Fellows said in part:
I'm beginning | desire to express to
you my deep appreciation for this hon
or and to assure you that my only re-
eret is | have not sufficient ability to
fttingly represent this class we love
so we'll. Therefore you must let my
good intentions in some small measure
supply the links l have omitted. 1 will
ont weary you by a long talk and
when | have finished | hope you Will
say to your own hearts what the In
dian said of his wigWam that although
poorly constructed it was the best he
could do and he did it himself.
eve are but travellers leaving for
ever our boyhood home and setting
out on Il long mysterious and untrled
Journey, knowing not where our fu-
turc leads us but trusting that some
day we will reach the goal we seek.
| Az travellers each one of us is filled
with varied and conflicting emotions.
enchantmcnt and uncertainty for the
| unknown, love and zeal for an alma
| mater We long to step out and view
for ourselves this active romance OF
| our fathers, but a the same time our
devotion to this university demands i'll
| no uncertain terms that we should
| never break the bond between us even
| through a long and busy life. 1t has
been here that we have felt the
warmth of the paddle and the coldness
| of the river. Here we have met our
| comrnon enemy, the faculty, here we
have struggled with problems and
principles and here we have spent the
| happiest hours of our lives.
The first question that arises In
our minds is in relation to the edu-
cation that we have received here dur
ing the past four years. What is its
value? Gibbon said that every man
receives two educatons. one he gets
from his teachers and one he gets
| himself" we all feel this to be true
and despite the statement often made
that "the college graduate knows moth
ing about the world from business
standpoint, having dwclt in realm
of useless theory We are affected by
the knowledge that our life within
this university has taught us many
things that otherwise have 10 be
| gained by bitter experiences in later
wears. For those OF us who have not
held ourselves too closely to our books
and have mixed freely with our fellow
students know that college is worlo
within itself where the individual stu
dent soon learns that there are other
minds beside his own. We came from
home where our wishes were mandates
and our desires were commands. We
came from school where we had been
revered and respected as reverend
Seniors" We came, we were seen ano
we were conquered. There new life
that has shown us how little we real
Nv know and we ought now TO pc II
tho proper condition of mind to Sc
cure a fund of knowledge.
Our studies have been good train
ing for the mind, for we know better
how to grasp new ideas and to ar
range facts in logical order. but let US
remember that the real education has
been from men and not from books
In a few years it Will make no amer
ence what our college rank has been
Our failures are past. we must star
anew Our future success depend'
largely on common sense, amoltiol
and hard work. Southey himself salt
8 at, the close of, his, life that the mos