Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-23

his work positive rather than negative,
constructive and not destructive, and 10y
atty in being patriotic to ones country.
According to Mr.. Putnam, the college
man should go into the hurly-burly cf the
primary and the campaign. prepared to
be criticized, to sweat and if necessary
to iIeed. for If the college man is not
prepared to do this, who is? Criticism
has its place, but ii Should not be of a
be!ttling character. but criticism that
stands for Improvement lie eulosized
President Wilson and said that aside
! from all party affiliations he should be
admired for the cool, calm and COL
lected way that he is guiding the des-
TIMES Of the nation through crisis.
Rev. (. Young of Lakeport. y. H.. pro-
phetized for the men. He looked ahead
10 wears and found himself visitor in
the Congressional library at Washington
ran across his old classmate, Chester +.
Mills, who was a member of Congress,
and looking through the files of old
papers found r. r. Thompson was doing
scientific research work, at Brown: that
Lester Weeks and Roy Whelden were
also chemists, and that Herman Kelsey
clans. Continuing through the columns
they found that the Luce was mana ger
Of the Boston Braves with James, Prem
dergast. Campbell and LaFleur on the
team. Ramsdell was umpire. Roger
Putnam became an editor, and his paper
was being managed by Prince Drum
mond. Crockett and Spinney were pro-
prietors OF a teachers agency: Bramhall
a quartet manager; Gilbert leader of
band, with Arey, Dunn and Weston as
soloists. Hunt was another editor,
Shibles a theatrical manager, Small a
playwright. Guptili a mind reader: VIII
lams a handcuff king, Pratt a farmer,
Dyer and Campbell preachers, Clark a
teacher, Hurchins and Robinson teach
ers, Davis and Niles manufacturers O,
hair restorer. Ashley Wall street bro
ker. and Fraser and Ladd football
coaches az Harvard.
A prophecy equally as interesting and
entertaining was prepared for the wom-
ems division by Mary A. Washburn OF
China. In her Illusion following fall
from horse. size found Emily Cunning
ham nurse, Lena Blanchard, president
of the class, a prohibition leader: the
Misses Tobey. NJ Chamberlain, Bedford.
Everett and Webb were teachers Ruth
Goodwin was head Of a correspondence
school: Odette Pollard seemed 10 he in a
far country teaching "fraternal Love-"
and Vivian Ellsworth doing Lab WORK
Ruth Morgan and May Sargent were
studying in the woods, while Aldine Gil
man was president of Foss college 9th
ers as seen through the mirror Of time
were: Ina McCausland as a nurse, the
Misses Whitney. Robinson and Forbes
Red Cross nurses, Helen Hanson and
Marion Steward as candidates for presi-
dent; Hazel Foss 2s head of a founding
home, Mildred Holmes as collector of
nets.
A huge wooden pipe, the pipe of peace,
was lighted and passed to each one, in
Guiding the girls, who pulled the tradi-
tional three puffs of pioneer days to
symbolic eternal friendship.
The last two speakers. Miss Ella Mil
bred Bedford of Plainvlle, Ct, ana
Thomas ]. Crossman, Jr., of Needham.
and the parting address, respectively.
MISS beulOTu Sdlu 10 those VINO are soon
to step into the places Of the outgoing
class. that there is no better place for
ideals than in college. Here, as in later
life. we are Judged not by what we In
tend to do but by what we actually ac-
complsh. She urged the setting of high
ideals and faithful adherence to those
principles we had adopted. Hinged with
the sadness that always comes with COM
mencement days, Mr. Crossman gave a
parting address that was forceful. grip
ping and impressive. The college had
been a cherishing mother to the class;
it had irstilled into the men and women
a feeling of pride and confidence, and in
return he said that each one should try
to make Colby a better and stronger
place for his or her having been within
its walls.
Following are the class odes arranged