Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-17
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
HELD At COLBY. SATURDAY
Attended by Larger Crowds Than Hoped for
Although not up to Ordinary Years on Ac-
count Of the War-Class Ode, Planting the
Willow Grafton Parting Address and Other

Ellsworth. Dorothy lsabei K0DeftS Ga
Caribou: Lucille Rice of Watervilie;
Win.fred Belle Greeley Of Rumney, \.
H.
The Alumni and Alumnae luncnes
were held at noon, the first being h'ld
il the college gymnasium with an
attendance Of about ., which was
nucn better than had previously
been expected. After the lunch. which
was served by several of the young
ladies from tn womens division,
short business session and program
OF speeches was carried out, with
Rex W. Dodge '06 of New York city.
president of the Alumni Association
acting as POSTMASTER. The Rev. r.
c. Whittemore of Waterviile, secre-
tary of the association, first an
nounced the result Of the vote Tor
Alumni members Of the board OF
trustees of the college. the term u
be for the next five years: Albert r.
DrummOnd SIS. treasurer of the Wa
terNille Savings Bank and FRANK
w. Alden go, of Waterville were the
two men selected. The secretary then
read the names Of the deceased sons or
Colby for the past year. FolloW'lS
this. President Dodge paid Il tribute
TO DR.. Julian d. Taylor, LII. D.. VIII"
for 30 years has been member Of
the Colby faculty and every one pres
cnt rose and checred out of respect
TO DR.. Taylor who was present.
Charles f. Fogg IS, classmatc Of
Prof. Taylor, in a brief speech. alsp
paid a tribute to Prof. Taylor as Il
representative of the class.
Among the other men who spoke
We're DR.. Fred NJ. Preble 81. who
came here from California over 3oo2
mile TO be present, and George OTIS
Smith 93, director Of the {. :.
geological survey.
Professor Taylor then made a few re-
marks the sum of which was that he
felt his had indeed been a life we'll spent
because of the fact that he won the re-
spect of his many friends.
The nominating committee then an
nounced the slate of officers which 1t
had drawn up for the coming year. The
present president refused to serve an
other team and consequently Archer
! Jordan '95 Of Auburn was nominated for
!
were: Vice president, George X Bas-
| set IS OF Augusta; Secretary, Rev. f.
| G. Whittemore of Waterville: treasurer
. G. W. Vigue: executive committer, the
officers and Reuben w. Dunn 'GS Of Wa
tervile and r. l.. Erwin II of Water
vile. Alumni members Of the athletic
association. A. F. Drummond 'SS OF Wa
terville and c. w. Atchley 09 Of Wa
terville.
The last speaker on the program was
President A. J. Roberts He was very
enthusiastically received by the alumni
This closed very successful gathe. ing
one to he long remembered because of
! the war spirit which pervaded it.
Saturday afternoon was spent IN
reunions of the classes and in the
evening the various fraternity
groups held their reunions. One fca-
ture of the afternoon was band con-
! cert on the campus by the Water
Vile Military Band.
The chief reunion Of the day was
the celebration by the class Of '6S OF
ITS 50th anniversary since graduation
Seven members of the class are n -
! living and six of these seven men
are present at Commencement. q re-
markable thing. considering that tn ,
members are now we'll along In wears.
| The SIX who were present at the re-
union which was held at the Salmon
rails House are: William H. Clark. a
clergyman: Charles l.. Clay. a teach
er; Reuben w. Dunn, a business man
| Of Waterville; Edmund F. Merriam.
| a prominent member Of the clergy:
! Edwin s. Small. a business man If
Boston; and DR.. Julian d. Taylor,
professor of Latin at Colby. The
seventh living member Henry NJ
/; Hopkins, who would have been pres
ent. but for Ill health. Dudley r.
Bailey of '67 celebrated his reunion
with the class Of '6S The chief event
/ for the class was the recognition IF
! DR.. Taylor's 80 years of loyal SER
vice to Colby.
Other classes which held their 70
/ unions Aere: .; go; -; IS; "a; rs
81; %; So; "a; 10: Ii; 10 and 10.
The class of .'93 held its 25th gather
ing Of this sort. All these reunions
were fairly we'll attended conside~-
ing that this is an off year and many
! good chats over the old DAYS were
held.
| Sunday forenoon in the First Baptist
| church the baccslaureate sermon was
delivered by the Rev. Woodman Brad
bury. d. D.. 81 now professor at New
ton Theological seminary, Newton.
Mass. The senior class led by the mar
shall, r. C. Whitney, marched to the
church from the college. President
Roberts presided and prayer was offered
by Rev. William H. Clark IS, DR. Brad
bury took for his text Corinthians 40.
For we are laborers together with
God" His sermon was thoughtful.
eloquent message which gripped the
souls of his hearers
In the afternoon al the college chap>l
was held what perhaps has been .he
most impressive gathering of the entire
commencement. The occasion Of this
gathering was the urfurling of a c ,Ibv
service flag containing 542 stars for Col
hv men in the service. This se-vic,
filled the chapel to the doors PRAYER
was first offered by Rev. F. c. WHIT
temere. followed by music. Presiden.
i Roberts. who presided introduced Prof
II. c. Libby Of the faculty as the nrst
sneaker. Prof Libbys speech was
largely a brief resume of the part CO,
by men have thus far played in the war
with illuminating statistics.
Tie ~aid in part. Were thie flag
snrinkled over with s'ars. shining