Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-16

Waterville. Me-. June 15.-(SpeciaO.
THE students and alumni Of Coburn
Classical Institute were delighted,
when at the close Of the meeting Of
the trustees Tuesday. It was announc-
ed that $4,000 Of the $4,000 endow-
ment. to meet an offer Of $4,000 by
generous friends of the Institute. had
been raised, and that DR.. and Mrs.
Frederic c. Thayer would convey all
their property in Thayer court, Wat
erviile, retaining a life interest, to the
trustees Of Coburn for the erection Of
a dormitory for boys, further adding
a subscription Of $4,000.
While this does not Immediately and
at once lift Coburn's financial burdens,
it banishes the possibility of closing
up the school. and brings JOY to all
loyal Coburn men and women.
Amid great enthusiasm and with q
large attendance Of friends Of the school.
the sSth commencement Of Ceburn Class
ica1 Institute was successfully concluded
Tuesday. the Commencement day exer.
cises being Of great interest and bril-
hancy.
The exercises were held in the First
Baptist church and were presided over
by Principal Drew T. Hawthorn. Rev.
Edwin Carey Whittemore, D. D.. offered
prayer. All the essays were Of an ex-
ceedingly Interesting character and were
delivered in . manner which showed
! tatAnf M 10
ton.
The speakers and their subjects were:
1.-The Better Way" Joseph Avery Besse;
"A Great Epic" Rosa Helena Hodg-
kins; Athletics in Secondary Schools"
THE Mastery Of Self" Gladys Esther
Mitchell; THE Hope Of the Nation
Katherine Gordon Hatch; "A Triumph of
Modern Science" Galsn Ferdinand Sweet
1.-THE Jewels Of Life" Lillian Longley
Dyer; 1.-The Man Of the Hour Guy Ray
mond Written. Hildegard Drummond
and Robert Lord were excused from
reading their articles.
Diplomas were presented to a gradu-
ates. 13 being enrolled in the classical
course and II In the scientific course, as
follows: '"
| The Graouate1
Classical course-Martetta Kennedy Alb
bolt Of Coopers Mills. Lillian Longley
Dyer Of Oakland, Katherine Gordon
Hatch of Fairfield. Arthur Steward
Heath OF Waterville. Rosa Helena Hodg-
kins Of Waterville, Ethel Lounsbury
Klein of North vassalhoro, Irma Mae
Knowlton of watervilIe. Margery WHEEL
don Leonard of Oakland, Sylvia Marga-
ret Marshall OF Ellsworth, Gladys Es-
Their Mitchell Of Oakland, Hugh Lincoln
Morrill, Of waterviie. Marion Steward
Toby OF waterville. Esther Madeline
woodsum Of Oakland.
Scientific course-Albert P. Albert OF
Millinocket, Raymond Dearborn Allen OF
Skowhegan, Charles Martin Bailey OF
Winthrop, Joseph Avery Besse Of North
Brooksville. Francis Neal Dow Of North
Brooksville, Hfldegard veth Drummond
Of waterville. Robert Freeman Lord OF
waterville, Lafayette John Lessard OF
North Bro6ksville, Helen Worster Spring
field Of Waterville. Milton Cabot Stephen
son Of Belfast. John Wesley Stinson OF
Prospect Harbor, Blanche Hopkin,
Strinkland Of New Portland. Galen Fer
dinand Sweet of Lincoln Eenter, Guy
Raymond Written Of Prospect Harbor.
Prizes Awarded
These prizes were awarded:
Junior exhibition-Boys, Lisle L
} Burns Of Waterville. first: Chauncey L
} Brown Of Waterville, second. Girls, Ma.
bel L. Allen Of Sedgwick, FIRST: Eliza
beth Husband Of Sedgwick. second.
Libby prizes-Boys. Guy Written Of
Prospect Harbor. Girls, Marietta Abbot,
Of Coopers Mills.
Colby scholarship prize-Boys. Caller
Sweet Of Lincoln Center; girls, L1lliar
Dyer of Oakland.
The meeting Of the board Of trustees
! was of remarkable interest The re-
port Of the principal showed that the
year had been very successful in ev.
cry department Of school instruction.
A vote Of appreciation Of the work
of the principal and faculty was pass
ed.
Or. Whittemors's Report
The report Of the financial secretary
DR. whittemore. produced 4 sensation
He spoke Of the OFFER made by friends
to give $75,O00 on condition that anoth-
er $4,000 should be raised. The names
upon the subscription list are a re-
markable testimony to the esteem in
which Coburn is held. In the several
forms Of subscription about $4,000 has
been secured.
| The Thsyer Gift
The secretary then announced that
DR.. and Mrs. Frederic c. Thayer would
convey ali their property in .Thaye1
court, retaining q life interest, to the
trustees Of Coburn for the erection Of
q dormitory for boys. They added the
further subscription Of $4,000. This wa
gratefully accepted by the trustees.
This gift will bring into the pos
session Of the Institute about $4,000
ana assure the receipt Of the condi-
tional pledge Of $4,000. and makes
possible the erection Of . dormitory
for boys, which will be named Thayer
hail.
Present Necessities
The trustees voted that as Q part
Of the subscription will not be avail
able for some time and ~ It will re-
quire q cash endowment Of at least
$4,000, to maintain the kind of
school that is proposed. the effort to