Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-01
B0WDoIN ALUMNI
ANNUAL DINNER
FRIDAY EVENING
Prof. Burnett of Bow
doin and Capt, Edwin
H. Blanchard Are the
Speakers Good At
tendance - Officers
Elected for Ensuing
Year at the Business
Meeting

The Kenrebec Bowdon Alumni Asso-
cation held its annual meeting and
dinner at go Frida::' evening at the
Augusta House with a very good at
tendance and the occasion was greatly
enjoyed by all The college was req
resented by Prof. Charles T. Burnet.
who spoke regarding the past. present
and future Of Old Bcwdoin, and an
other feature Of the occasion was the
address given by Capt Edwin II.
Blanchard of Augusta. Bowdoin I?
who told Of some o. his experiences
in France Both talks proved most in
tcresting.
The dinner was preceded by a bust
ness meeting which was presided over
by Henry ". Cobb. Bowdoin 1909. vice
president of the association. The 70
port of the secretary and treasurer
was given by George H. Macomber.
Bowdoin II. and was accepted. Officers
for the ensuing year we're unanimously
elected as follows: President. Henry
w Cobb %: vice presidents Emery .
Beane o.. Hallowel!. and S. L. Fogg
80. Augusta; secretary and treasurer,
George II. Macomber II executive COM
mittee, John r. Gould 's5. F. J. c. Lit
tie 50 and Robert A Cony OF.
The members Of the association sat
down at the tables at $50 o'clock and
did ample justice to the dinner which
was served in excellent style. the menu
consisting Of beef broth. beefsteak. fried
potatoes and string beans. apple pie.
ice cream and coffee.
Mr. Cobb. president of the associa-
ton. read a letter from President X. c.
NJ Stills of Bowioin. who wrote that
he was unable to be present on ac-
count Of the Students Conference at
Brunswick and that the college would
be represented by Pref. Burnett In
his letter President Stills stated that
there is every indication of a record
breaking attendance at the college COM
mencement, Monday. June Q.
The Bowdoin men then drank a silent
toast to the memory Of Frank E. Smith.
late Of Augusta. who was president of
the kennehec association at the time
Of his death.
Professor Burnett was then intro
duced. He is a graduate Of Amherst
college, has been on Bowdoins faculty
since 1904. and during the war has done
great deal. being in charge of the
Four-Minute Men Of the State. His
talk last evening was received with
great enthusiasm. He stated that las:
summer found the college in doubtful
situation. with three problems to face.
These problems were regarding the
revenue from the students in the fall,
regarding the number of stuednts to at
tend the college in the fan. and the fra
ternity house situation in case the az
tendance at the college was small. He
showed how these problems of the col
lege had been ret, and he spoke Of the
new courses which t,ve been insti-
tuted at Bowdoin-a course in Russian
taught by Prof. Ham, a course in in
ternational relations and a course in in
tenational law taught by Daniel Stan
wood. Esq. from Oxford university. He
stated that nearly every man who left
the vollege during the war had been
heard from or had returned to Bow
doin. He called attention to the COM
ing commencement at Bowdoin ana
pointed out the need OF cooperation
between the alumni and the college.
The next speaker Of the evening. Capt.
Edwin SlancfarG Of Augusta. was then
introduced and his talk from beginning
to end held the close attention Of all.
He stated that the 8owdoin students