Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-15
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Graduation Exercises at M. C. l..
Thursday-Re-elect Gov. Mil
liken President of M. C. l.
Board of Trustees

The NJ. c. l. commencement program,
which has been one of the best ever
given n\the school, closed Thursday
forenoon at Union hall with the grad
uating exercises as follows: Music. NJ
c. l. Orchestra; invocation, Rev. A. f..
Wright; salutatory, Dux Femina Facti,
Agnes M. Hartmann: grafton, THE
Part of Women in the War" Marceline
Menard; Grafton, Vocational Guild
ance." Embert Ramsey; Triumphal
March from Aida (verdD, NJ. C. I. Cho-
rus and Orchestra; grafton, Modern
Warfare on Bacteria" Floriman Hath
away: grafton. THE Antiquity of
Men," Dorothy Smith: Roses from
the South NJ. c. I. Chorus and Or.
chestra; valedictory Russell Tarbell:
music; conferring of diplomas: bene-
diction. Rev. H. NJ. Ford: music. The
graduating class numbered 81. The
stage was decorated in green and
white. the class colors. After the ex-
ercises a. dinner was served at the
Baptist church by the members Of the
New Era Auxiliary.
At the annual business meeting of
the M. c. I. Board Of Trustees held
Wednesday, Gov. Carl E. MilNlen was
reelected president Of the board. O.
II. Drake secretary and treasurer. DR..
f. c. Bryant Of Augusta and Hon
Frederick Powers of HouIton whose
term expired. were reelected trustees
w. r. McGilvery was elected trustee
and also member Of the executive
committee to fill the vacancy caused
by the death Of T. S. Dexter. DR.. Carl
S. Coffin was elected a member of the
ovocnfivn cnnorniffea
The teachers who have been here for
the past year were reelected for the
fcoming year.
At the annual meeting Of the Alumni
Association at M. c. l. the following
officers were elected for the coming
wear: President. George Parks. Proyi.
dence. r. l.: vice president, r. Nc
Gregor Of South Lincoln: secretary.
Miss Minnie Porter, Pittsfeld; treas
urer Miss Nellie Rand, Pittsf,eId:
alumni editor of NJ. c. T.. DR.. Car, s.
Coffin: executive committee. Mrs. Vera
Nutter. Earl n. Vickery, Mrs. Jessie
Whittier.
o. e. Libby, civil engineer. left
Thursday on a several weeks work
Of exploring and estimating for the
State a strip Of woodland six miles by
"a miles in the townships Of Chesun-
cook, Telos and other townships in the
Moosehead lake region. Damage has
been done to the land by fowage. Mr..
Libby will be assisted in the work by
H. c. Hunter Of this town.
Mrs. NJ A. Merrill and little grand
son Parker Merrill, who have been To-
Gated at the boys dormitory. NJ. C. l..
for some time, left Thursday for Sandy
Point. where they will occupy their
cottage for the summer. They were
accompanied by Miss Barbara John
son Of Augusta.
Gov. and Mrs. Milliken and Gov.
Milliken's STAFF, Hon. Charles Milliken
of Augusta and Hon. Frederick A.
Powers Of Houlton, who were in town
wednesday evening to attend the M.
C. I. alumni reception. were guests at
the Lancey house until Thursday.
Lewis Graves Of Hartford. who ha.
been an invalid for a few years. left
here Wednesday for Boston to consult
a specialist. He was accompanied nv
Mrs. Graves.
Miss Bessie Mills Of Bangor is visit.
ing her grandmother. Mrs. Sarah Nor
rill
Frank Hartman and daughter. Mis-.
Florence Hartman, and Mrs. Jose.
phine Showers Of Sandy Point were IN