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

| honor that can be conferred upon a
man during his college course. Inc
| gifts and their recipients were: ~
Harold p. Pike as class infant was
presented toy dog; to Harold M.
| Smith as class fusser was presented
a mirror; to Thomas d. CHM as class
athlete was presented track SUIT; 10
| Kenneth H. Dresser as class innocent
was presented a prayer book; to Full
| Ter P. Studley as class grind was pre-
scented u key denoting the degree OF
Kappa Beta Phi; and finally to the
popular man of the class, Harrison
Atwood, the coveted wooden spoon.
Mr.. Atwood responded very feelingly
and sincerely as follows:
Mr.. President, Classmates, Ladies and
| Gentlemen:
| 1t is with great pleasure and the
deepest gratitude that l accept this
spoon and this position with when
my classmates have seen fit to honor
me. / would be indeed disloyal not to
say that I am proud of this privilege
of being the popular representative OF
the Class of 1909. But it is my wish
that you look upon me, not as the pop
| ular man of the class, but as one OF
| the class of popular men; men VINO are
| popular with each other. We have lived
| together on this campus for three
years. intimately acquainted with each
other as only college men can be;
| with similar interests; similar duties
and ambitions, and the result mas
been an almost perfect harmony-eV-
cry man congenial to every man ana
| all rejoicing in the pleasure of living
| and studying together And so stand
| be fore you, as the recipient OF TINS
honor. not because of any personal
| qualities. but because | have been
| chosen to typify that spirit of har-
| mony and congeniality which exists
| between members of this class. 1t Is
as the representative of that spirit
| that am proud to be the popular man
| of the class in whose honor this day
| has been set apart.
President simmons then briefly con-
| cludcd the exercises in Memorial hall
ana the class marched to the library
| where the ivy was planted on the
| northwest corner AS the ivy was be-
| ing planted the ode was read by it's
author, Jasper Jacob Stahl of Waldo
| bore. The ode follows:
Three times since first my pains we
ranged
| The summers green to gold has changed
And changing wrought fidelity.
With hearts in friendship grown
AS ivy claspeth stone,
| We rise in firm fraternity.
AS morning fadeth from the sky
And life in hope is builded high,
Their memories shall live.
| The Past her visions give,
OF lastins, days inwrought by thee
Immediately after the planting of
| the ivy Seniors last chapel was held
The simple, yet beautiful and impress
sve exercises were conducted by Pres
| ident William Dewitt Hyde. This is
the last chapel service that the Seniors
attend, and as they marched out with
slow and measured tread, singing
"Auld Lang Syne,' the expressions on
their faces showed only too clearly
that they recognized that their college
life is nearly completed. The march,
ing was led by the class marshal, Wal
| ter D. Lee of Greenville, Ill.
In the evening the Ivy day festivities
| were concluded with the annual Ivy
hon. Dancing commenced at 9 and
lasted until early morning The ,nu-
sic for the ball was finely rendered
by Wilson'S Orchestra of Portland, The
following ladies were the patronesses
| fo! the evening: Mrs. Hyde, Mrs.
Robinson, Mrs. Woodruff, Mrs. Henry
| Johnson Mrs. Pennell Mrs. Rich,
Mrs. Atwood, Mrs. Little, Mrs. Moody,
Mrs. Files, Mrs. Whittier, Mrs. Brown,
Mrs Hastings, Mrs. Brewster, Mrs.
Alter Johnson and Mrs. Hutchins.
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