Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-16
Program for the Events
Of Commencement Week,
Baseball Game Between Varsity
And '06 a Feature.
Older Graduates Are Planning a
Number OF Reunions.

The exercises Of the seth annua
Commencement of Colby College will
begin with the Junior exercises that
are to be held in the First Baptist
church Of this city on Saturday eve
ming. The program for the exercises
arc the most elaborate ever planned
by the college and the several specia
features that have been added vii
make the program one of the best. Tho
Baccalaureate sermon will be deliyere,
on Sunday morning at the Baptis
church, by. Rev Woodman Bradbury
q graduate Of the college in the elias
Of '87. now pastor in Cambridge, Mass
and in the evening of the same day
the Christian organizations of the col
lege will be addressed by Rev. Charle
Mellen Woodman. '9S. of Portland.
The Junior Class day exercises wi
be held on the lower campus at 10 \
M. Monday. The class gift will l.
presented to the college at the close
these exercises and will be accepted
behalf of the college. by the Rev. Dl
Whittemore of this city. A band con
cert will be given on the campus
2 p M. by Wentworth's Military Rant
assisted by some of the best musician
in the State.
The baseball game between tn
championship team of 1906 and tn
team that represented the college th
season will be called at $50 P. NJ. AL
though the present team did not wi
the championship it played some of til
best baseball ever played in the Stat
In the game with Bowloin the team
played II innings. Colby winning 2 to
Although the 1906 team has not playe
together for some time. it's mcmhtr
fer the most part have PLAYED summc
baseball. several of the men playin
on some of the Junior leagues. an
Co"mhs. the pitcher. plays on the Phi
adelphia Americans.
The presidents reception will be hel
at 3 p. NJ, closing the exercises &c
Monday.
The Glass day exercises of the Senior
will be given Tuesday morning at IL
First Baptist church, hyhen a part c
the c'ass parts will be given. Thes
exercises will be completed on tn
lower campus in the afternoon.
The annual meeting and luncheon
the Almuni Association will he held a
1920 P. M. in Memorial hall TT
postprandial speakers will include
Judge Leslie G. Cornish of Augusta
Hon. Asher c. Kinds of Portland
Judge VIM. Penn Whitehouse of Al
gusta and Judge Arno King Of Ellis
worth. Several Glass day reunions wi
follow the Glass day exercises. Tn
following classes nave already ar
nounced part of their program: 7!
80: 80, and '95. The members of til
class of rs will go to Augusta in tn
latter part of the afternoon where the
will he the guests of Judge Cornisi
The class of 80 has planned auto ride
through the nearby sections to not
the changes since their graduatio,
ending their trim at The Gerald
Fairfield, where the class will hold
banquet.
The graduation exercises will be cor
tnuod Wednesday in the Baptis
church. The honorary parts will
given, followed by comforting the de
grees ana then announcement of prize
The Commencement dinner will h.
given in Memorial hall at 1890. TIL
final of the program will be concer
by Wentworths Military Band.
A meeting OF the track sub-commit
tee was held yesterday morning.
which several important matters per
tanning to track were brought up. Ceci
G. Fletcher was elected assistant man
ager of the track team for next yea
The committee also ratified the cleo
ton of Frank Nardini for captain. &c
were awarded to the following trac'
men: Ralph Good. Wilbur V. Colt
Sariuel Herrick. Samuel Gates. Leste
Eeyes., George Frohock and Fran
Nardini, a managers "C' was awardec
to Thomas Packard. 1t was announe,
ed that silver loving cup would y
given to the highest point winner i,
the Freshman Sophomore meet that /:
to be held in the fall. stcirs to IT,
winners of the -Sophomof'
relay team, and bronze medals to thu
winners in the interclass cross country
run.
Manager Chapman and Capail
Nardini are already making plans 10
the fall meets and with the material
already in college good track team Is
likely for next year which will make {
strong hid for the first place in the
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