Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-29

or Dryden, Colby Senior Who Died, sun
day, April p At WaterVile.
The other services we're held at the
college chapel. al 4. NJ and was at
terded by all the students of the col
leee, the members of the faculty, and
IA large number Of friends from the
city. Al the conclusion of the short
exercises at the home of President
itoberts the Seniors. capped and gown
ed, guarded either side of the walk
while the bearers. all fraternity broth
ers, followed by the other members al
Phi Delta Theata. came from the ex=
ereises. bearin. the caslet. AS tho
fraternity brothers passed. the seniors
two by two. fell in and followed TO the
chapel, where again, they guarded tine
path. that the monrners might pass.
Harold c. Morse. IA. of Waterviile,
otiiciatcd at the organ and played Ave
Maria" by Shelly, as the opening an
them. The chorus ehGir. led by Rus
| sci Lore, consisting of Harold Jones
A. Of Portland Irving l.. Cleveland
| IS. of Wilmont. y. H., and Cecil Dag
gett, sang Lead Kindly Light" and
| Going Home" Professor Henry w
Brown OF the English department of
[fercd PRAYER and paid Il glowing trib-
ute to The young life which had lust
passed to the University of God"
leaving only joy and sunshine along
| the pathway. President Roberts then
read the sd Psalm, the Dist Psalm, the
story of the raising OF Labarus and
lether passages of Scripture He. too.
lspoke of the young life which has just
taken in the morning of young man
hood He spoke of how. last Wednes-
| day. Lester Keyes, attended one of his
classes, and yesterday he saw him
| dead. No student. he told. was more
respected, loved and admired. No stu
dent ever had n more uplifting influ-
ence on the college and with whom he
came in contact. DIR. Edwin c. Whit
temore, pastor of the First Baptist
church, spoke for a short while, on the
| Christian life of the young man, He
said that when he first came to CO..
jIege his sole ambition was to serve
| his fellow men and his God. And all
Through his short few years in college
he was ever found working for the
| cause he loved. Not a student Will
ever say n sneerer man ever entered
the college halls. For his presence. the
college cannot help being the better,
After the tributes, the faculty, stu
dents and friends. passed to the front
land viewed the casket, which was
decked with an abundant display of
| floral offerings as Ghopins funeral
march was played
At the conclusion Of the exercises
the body was brought out by the bear
ers: Henry S. Cushman 13 of st.
| Louis, Mo; Frederick A. Hunt 10 of
Patterson, y. V; Frank ID. Nardini 10
of Concord. N. H.: Norman Merrill IA
of Somervillc, Mass; Walter Dacey Is
Of Auburn; and Albert NJ. Guptil 10
of Farmington. Conn, all of whom
were fraternity brothers The remains,
accompanied by Frederick Hunt,
Henry Cushman and Mrs. Thompson,
matron of the Phi Delta fraternity
house. were taken To Dryden, where
exercises will be held at the home of
the parents, Mir. and Mrs. r. K.
Keys.
Funeral exercises for the immediate
relatives and friends viii be held, at
f. =. NJ, Tuesday, at the home of the
parents in Dryden. Practically all the
members of thee Phi Beta Theta will
leave Waterville, at A. NJ, Tuesday, |
go to Leeds Junction, and drive from
there to Dryden in order To be present |
at the ceremony. Several of the other
students Of the college are also plan
ming to attend.
All the college activities We're sus
pended. Monday, on account of the |
death.
BOWDoIN COLLEGE.