Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-23
The Earewell Address.


Following the prophecy for the men,
the farewell address was given by
Harrison Morton Peterson of Gardiner.
The speaker introduced his subject
by saying, 1--WE come to say good bye
Twice two happy years we have passed
here beneath the shades OF old Mount
David, and now we must part as We
came. each travelling his own way and
alone. AS we look back upon the
many bright careless days of college
life. we realize what they have been
and what they might have been to us,
but now the time has come to pay tho
last respects to friendship. We can
not help feeling melancholy at such a
time when we think that some of US
will never see the old campus again,
and that as we shake hands with
friends and classmates now we may
be doing so far the last time. We
have. however, seen three classes pass
this way and we know that those so
happy here will soon follow us; we
know that those who we are leaving
behind to fill our places will in a lit
tie while be taking their departure
along the same path. Just as these
halls will cease to echo to the sound
of our voices, so will they cease to
echo to theirs. And we derive a GER
tain sad consolation from this com
mon fellowship in the thought that
fate treats us all alike"
Mr.. Peterson then showed the class
had assembled as individuals and
would have to part as individuals But
as they part they retain certain tie
that binds them. this tie is the love
for old Bates" He recounted the
memories of the past four years thar
the class could call their own.
To the shortest path and the
longest lane there must come an end.
SO also must there be an end to our
college life. We come to that stage
of our life at Bates with a mingled
feeling of joy and sadness-ioy be-
cause we have reached the goal to-
wards which we have so long been
striving, sadness because of the sever
ing OF so many long and intimate
companionship which We have come
to cherish. We have arrived at that
place in our lives to which. doubtless,
many OF us have looked forward with
a feeling of pleasure and anticipation.
Some OF us have said, How glad I'll
be to get through college and get to
doing something Again we appre-
ciate the truth of these words: The
pleasures of anticipation are greater
than those Of realization
LAS we look forward for the most
part we see that our ways are hard
and difficult. few will, perhaps,
achieve success, but the names of far
the greater number will go down in
years to come, marked unknown All
we ask is, however, that from out of
our number one name may be added
to the halls OF fame for the sake of
the institution. If this be done, then
we shall feel that the great debt wa
owe her is at least partially paid AS
we have tried to do our duty by our
college SO must we now devote our
energies to the interests of the ma
ton. All owe to her the highest moral
obligation and this obligation rests no
more heavily on one class than on
those of the collegiate education.
Alma mater we bid thee farewell.
Never shall we be able to repay thee
for the blessings which thou hast be-
slowed upon us. AS thou hast pro-
tected and cared for us so NAV we
ever honor and cherish thy name. for
What were we If We were stripped of
Thee,