The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-24
.PVAUY STTUS STGID BOWDON
MS COLLEGE RAKES INV ~
H.. ID. FOR WEASI RE-.
William winter Gets 10 he doctor % let.
ters College lIoRoFs THIRD Woman
In It's niisry HAM TrIbnies Paid
TO Pears Polar ExplOratlons.


the iO5th commandment Of BowdOin
College to-day centred in the welcome
from old Bowdoin 70 her world famous
alumnus Commander Robert =. Peary
The Peary exercises we're held IN the
Congregational Church The procession
20 the church formed al King Chapel inn
mediately after the commencement din
ner. Pr ,ident william De Witt Hyde
presided al the exercises. Donald y.
Mcmillan. ~. spoke Of Peary the ieadsr.
Alfred >. Burton. ~. dean Of Massa-
Chuset,s Institute % Technology. spoke
of Peary the scientist; Prof Henry /.
Chapman. a. BrunsWick. read verses
entitled -Peary Of Bowdoin. and Gen.
Thomas n. Hubbard. 81. oi Ne York.
president Of the Peary Arctic Club. spoke
on Peary the explorer. Commander
Robert 3. Peary. u. then made a Response.
Commander Peary arrived in Brunswick
a. 20 and was met at the station by
Gen. Joshua l.. Chamberlain. who was
president Of Bowdoin whel Peary was a
student here and by Dr. George T. Little.
Col. George l.. Thompson Of Brunswick
and John L. Chapman Of Boston. three
members of the class Of ~ selected TO
meet their distinguished cl&SsmGte on
his arrival
Commander Peary and the reception
committee were taken 10 the college
in Col Thompson's auto. They entered
Memorial Hall by the rear door and Just
a. President Hyde finished his address
al the commencement dinner Gen. Cham
berlain and Commander Peary stepped
upon the stage
For the newt five minutes everything
was confusion in the hall OH gray
hairei alumni jumped into their chairs
and % the tops " the tables shouting
themselves hoarse. while In the gallery
the applause OF large number ~ lAties
who were interestei spectators was
distinctly 10 he heard. Among those
In the gallery we're Mrs. Peary aud Miss
Marie TeaTy, VINO appeared very inter-
estei IN the proceedings
In vain President Hyde raped for Sc
lence Finally hull came and Gen
Chamberlain IN, rOduced Commander
Peary In a few words, saying that n anv-
hOdY IN the world had earned the trio
that hs bore IL was Commander Peary
Tho class of 1876 then sang song
written for the occasion. after which the
sDplause and cheers were renewed
seldom. N ever. has BowdOin commence
mem witnessed such an enthusiastic
greeting ~ a guess
SEATED with President HYDE on the
stage al the time Gen Chamberlain and
Commander Peary entered were Gen
Thomas " Hubbard. Prof Jonathan $
Sewall. Chief Justice Luciua " Emery
Dean Vernon Of ii Luke's Cathedral
Portland: Gov Qmnhy from New hamp-
shire. The Rev Samuel V Cole. Edward
StanwOOd and the Hon Frederick Dodge
Of Boston. Judge Of the United States
District Court
In his address az the dinner President
Hyde spoke Of completing twenty-five
wears N service az BoWdoin The com.
mencement dinner followed the commence
ment exercises. which were held az The
Congregations church
The dsgrse Of bachelor n arts was
conferred on the largest class ever grad
uated from Bowdoin. siNty-nine students
receiving &C. Honorary degrees were
conferred a. follows: Honorary doctor
Of laws. RobeFt Edwin Peary. Washing
ton, H. c resolute and resOurceful eN-
plorer. truthful narrator who has &C.
oepled nature : hauRhtiest challenge and
by science and skill, courage and en-
durance iorethOught and persistence,
proved man master u the world he stands
on from the tropics to the pole
Doctor % sacred theology. James
Schollay Williams. Haverhill. Mass for
merly Of Augusta; eloquent prophet
Of personal and public righteousness
Doctor OF letters, William Winter New
York city Discerning critic. whose yiRor-
Gus condemnation Of the foul and false
Ia ever animated by the love u the pure
and true.
Doctor Of sCience. Myles S,andish.
Boston. skilful Oculist. accomplished
teacher of bis speciality; Lurien Howe,
Buffalo, y. u, skilful oculist. author Of
a scholarly treats On the eye.
Master u arts, Donald Baxter Mcmillan,
Worcester. Mass. an athlete devoted 20
scientific exploration: fearless in the face
Of danger. master q the art % entertain
ing speech
William Moulton IngTaham. Portland.
efficient public servant. Judge % the
Cumberland County Probate Court
Ira Pierce Booker. Brunswick. bright
business man good citizen. for fifteen
years treasurer of BOWdoin College.
Lydia Moulton Chadwick. Saco. de- |
voted and inspiring teacher, for forty /
two years engaged IN preparing students
for college and for life. Miss Chadwick Z
Nv tho third woman 90 receive a degree /
from BoWdoin. the others being Sarah 7
Orne Jewett aud Kate Douglas Wiggin.
At the Penry exercises Ia the afternoon f.
President HYDE presided and introduced Z
Donald r. Mcmillan as the first speaker l
He spoke On 'Peary the Leader, spying /
IN part:
-Commandar rea-y was a leader. not |
a conmanirr This man who has been !
calitd the martinez. this man who has
been called harsh ;Dward his men never =
Ised an unkind word - single man Of |
his expedition during th. whole fourteen |
months THIS man VII" has neen called /
T'rant hv nis enenieS ~ bitter tempera- I
tirps win ba-e hands repaired or /
sledges. uataTElad our dog HARNESSES /
wnltsd for "a a; different pla"es on the I
trail sent bark mcU with enrouraging /
notes. eyer on ~. was'h for uuF safety |
'rhis man whp has lseu called cruel rn-
marks 10 o1s Gf his Inon. shot through I
and coyer,-d with blood WOuh rather 4
tnat thing hsd happened % ~" than . I
you
-Ist his ensmies say what they will I
we know what he was AL along the line /
NJ the front AZ the rear pushing. pIlling 4
encouraging, Cherrtns, KIM Nufu hfrrs 4
Z BIZ u advice there. an eve o. every 1
thing. master Of the situation. dashing 1
a.,ross thin ~. crossing lPRis II open /
water. mDunt ting high prersur. ridEes. I
he advanc~d that little army with the 1
l,eet equipment the wOrh has ever seen /
toward thar northern point. the goal ~
MS ambition The % shore might come
miles ~ open water might form between
~ and home. the ice Of the JIOlar ga l
might b. smashed into bits and 60 drifting |
10 an nrinfs OF The cnmnas.. still our