Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-01

snall be given unto you
The gathering was a DISTINGUISHED
one that graced the platform during
the exercises. as all the delegates
from the colleges were present.
Anniversary Dinner
At noon in the campus auditorium
the Dig anniversary dinner was held
at wnlch two thousand friends and
guests OF the college and graduates
gathered together for the last time
10 pay tribute to their alma mater
before departing. The post prandial
exercises following the dinner were
presided over by Justice Leslie Corn
ism, 10 OF Augusta. Justice Cornish
IN opening the exercises made an
excellent speech paying tribute to
the ones who were responsible for
the eminent success of the centen-
NAL exercises. Tribute was paid to
Or. Libby, chairman Of the general
centennial committee and to Miss
Adele Fitzpatrick of Hallowell, writ
er OF the pageant. Miss Fitzpatrick
was presented with a bouuuet of
mowers as a token Of the apprecia-
ton in which the college holds her
for the work.
The first speaker Of the afternoon
was His Excellency Governor Carl E.
Milliken of Maine, who counted it
great personal privilege to bring to
Colby on her Tooth anniversary the
greetings of the State of Maine. He
congratulated the college on the
fact that also the State is celebrat-
ing this year the Tooth anniversary
Fas a state and that both can look
proudly back over the one hundred
years Of faithful and successful SER
vice to the nation. He said that
since the New England states are
the birthplace of the race it is only
lifting that they should be crowned.
The strongest statement made by the
Governor was in regard to the hand
ling OF our foreign born population
and he advised as cure to the pres
ent situation that when an alien was
admitted to the country that it be
only for trial period and that if he
was unsatis& Glory and did hot have
the qualities that go to make up
citizenship that he be sent back to
his home country. Immigrants have
not the spirit of America in their
hearts. 1T is imperative" said the
Governor, IF America is to hold her
place that the spirit fostered by such
institutions as Colby shall dominats"
The second speaker was Hon.
| Chales F. Johnson, judge of the
United States district court Of ap-
peals. who represented the United
States. During. the course of his
] speech. DR.. Johnson paid tribute to
President Roberts for his patriotic
service in times of stress and paid
his respects to DR.. Julian Taylor.
who has given his life to the college.
He said, in referring to the nation
as a whole, There is no need to
worry over the problems which our
country finds herself facing today
| because there is too much common
sense among the people to warrant
It, and they will ultimately triumph"
First Woman Graduate Speaks
Mrs. Mary Lowe Carver. the first
woman to graduate from the college
was then. called upon to represent
the women of Colby. She told of
conditions at the time that women
were first admitted and stated her
pride in the peculiar. position which
she held. The love Of Colby wom-
en- for Colby is much greater than is
realized, according to Mrs. Carver,
and should be fostered. The Hon.
Harrington Putnam Of New York,
judge OF the supreme court, was the
next speaker for a few minutes and
he was followed by Ernest c. Mar
riner, 10, of Hebron Academy, who
spoke for the Colby preparatory
schools. He stated in glowing lam
guage the place that the preparatory
schools hold in the place of Colby
and urged that more attention be
paid to them by the graduates to
encourage students to come to them
and then to the college.
Bowdoin Head Present
President Kenneth c. M Stills of
Bowdoin represented the three other
colleges in the State and brought
greetings from each. Het expressed
his appreciation of the honorary de-
gree bestowed upon him by Colby
and made the statement that a COL
lege centennial celebration is the
beginning of its youth.
Following President Stills, con-
gratulatory letters were read from
Harvard and Yale universities and
the last speaker Of the afternoon for
1.-THE visitors was Dean Otis E. Ran
dali. Of Brown University, who rep
resented the colleges outside of the
State.
Endowment oversubseribed
| President Roberts was then called
upon and he expressed great pleas
ure to at last be able to tell the
truth about the endowment fund.
When he announced to the audience
that not only had the half million
been raised but had been oversub-
scribed to the extent of $4,000 the
crowd cheered uproarously for at
least five minutes. He further an
nounced that the college had also
received from the general education
bureau in New York City $4,000 to
raise the salaries of its professors.
These in addition to the gifts of
Chas. F. T. Seavers. 90 make a to-
tai of nearly $500, 900 that Colby has
received this year. Another endow-
ment fund of $4,000 was an
nounced to terminate in January
1922. The college has also received
several scholarships this year from
friends. Scholarships were donated
by Mrs. Lima Small Harris in mem
Dry of her father. DR.. Albion K.
Small, former president Of Colby;
| by Everett Drummond a good friend
of the college; by Miss Haseltine in