Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-07
BoWdoin Club Presents
"A Pair Of SpectacIes. y
Ivy Day Plans Ibis Initiation
Tanning Of The Shrew," June 26.
Bates TO Meet Bowdoin, Friday.
United Musical Clubs Banquet.

Brunswick. Me. June 6.-tSpeciaD.
The Ibis will hold the annual initia
ton and banquet. Saturday evening.
at New Meadows Inn. The members
elected from the Glass of 1913 are as
follows: Edward oliver Baker of
North Adams, Mass; Cedric Russell
CroweI of Richmond Hills. n. Y;
Lawrence Alden Crosby of New York
city: John Edward Dunphy of Port
land: and Benjamin Dyer Holt OF
Portland.
The Bowdain Dramatic Club did its
part in the carrying on of the festlNl-
ties of Ivy week. on Thursday eve
ming, by the presentation of IN Pair
of Spectacles," a comedy of three acts,
adapted from the French by Sydney
Grundy. All of the parts were re-
marlablv well taken, especially those
of Reniamin Coldfinch taken by Artle
Welch of Portland: and Uncle Gregory,
nv Cedric r. Crowell of Richmond
Hills. New York.
All reeitations at Bowdoin VIII be
suspended. Friday, and the Juniors
will celebrate IVY day with the usual
eicturesque exercises of the DAY. IN
the morning things will start OIL with
the annual Bowdein and Bates game
on the Whittier Athletic field, and this
should prove TO be doubly interesting
owing tn the fact that Bowdoin trim
med Rates. last Monday, in close
game.
In the afternoon the exercises of the
Junior class will be held in Memorial
hall. The class will march in led by
the elass marshal. Lawrence W. Smith
of Portland. and the exercises will be
presided over by the president of tn.
class, Lawrence A. Crosby OF New
York After a prayer has been otter
ed by the class chaplain Cedric X.
Crowell of Richmond, Hills. \. y. the
Grafton will be given by Merton w
Greene of Madison, and the poem Will
be read by Edward O. Baker of North
Adams. Mass Following these lit
erary exercises will come the presen-
tation of the gifts by the president of
the class. These gifts are for the most
part simple take offs" but one gift
che wooden spoon is presented with al
seriousness To the man, who at the
class election hst fall was judged to
be the popular man of the class.
The program of exercises of the day
Will end with two serious and impress
sive ceremonies. the planting of the
ivy by the Juniors and the Seniors last
chapel, led by President Hyde. In the
evening the Ivy reception and hop will
be held in Memorial hall, and with thi;
the festivities of the week viii close.
The Juniors in charge of the Ivy
exercises are: President, Lawrence A.
Crosby of New York; vice president,
Paul H. Douglas of Newport; seere-
tary, John r.. Dunphy of Portland;
treasurer, John A. Slocomb of Albany,
\. Y.
The Ivy committee is made up of
Leon E. Jones of Winthrop, Mass,
chairman. Clifton O. Page of Bath,
Paul &. Savage of Bangor; Robert w.
BelEap of Damariscotta, and Stanley
f. Dole OF Portland
The Bowdoin Dramatic Club. the
Masque and Gown. will produce THE
Tanning of the Shrew" ON the stepsh
OF tie Walker Art building. Wednes-
day afternoon, June 26. of Commence
ment week. After trial for parts in
which members of the faculty acted as
judges. the following men were chos-
en-:
Petruchio, Crowell: Haptisto, Doug
las; Hortensio. w. $. Green; Grunio
j. l.. Hurley; Biandello. i. McKen-
ney; Tailor, f. fslwell Katherine A.
ID. WEIGH; Blanca. r. p. Cole: Curtis
w. j. Nixon; Music Master, w. $
Green.
The Gerrick text is to be used. but
the Shalespearean induction has beer
restored and is cast as follows:
Lord II. D. Cole; sly, J. l.. Hur
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