Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-22

LoveJoy, he asked what this man S
/. sacrifice meant to his hearers. He
/ quoted George william Curtis def
milton of patriotism. and applied it
! to loyalty to a college. concerning
which he spoke In closing he said:
AS a class we have been more than
! fortunate. We have not only become
imbued with the spirit of this place,
we have not only become a part of
those ideals of progress and demo-
crazy for which this country stands,
and which this college so nobly has
fostered In our LIES burdens and
! duties, in our higher paths of use
! fulness, we must not become absorbed
lin our ambition for material and self
| ish gain, but we must be chara cteris-
tic of that spirit which made our coll
| lege, spirit which meets challenges
which accepts sacrifice, a spirit which
wants to help
! Class Honors
| The honors to the men and women
of the graduating class were award
ed by Neil +. Leonard of Worcester,
Mass, and Miss Dorothy Grant Mitch
! ell of Houlton. Mr. Leonard spoke in
particular of Edward C. Niles Of Bos-
ton. Mass, who has twice suffered a
broken leg in the service of his col
! lese on the football field, and Of Phil
r. Somerville of Houlton, and Ste
! phen II. Aver of Waterville, editor in
chief and business manager of this
! years Oracle, the college year book
! He congratulated them on their
achievement and their long hours OF
hard work
! Miss Bernice Brown Butler of Port
| land delivered brief address to the
! undergraduates in which she said
that loyalty to the college and it's in
situations is of primary Importance in
/ the life of the undergraduate. She
urged the members of the lower class
es to continue in earnest work for the
best of the college, and told them that
they would profit the most from their
years in college if they worked hard
! for the success of. the college.
! The responses were made by Doro-
| thy White of Fort Fairfield, for the
! Junior class; Edith NJ. Weller of Carl.
hou, for the sophomore class and Sip
prelle L. Daye of Waterville for the
/ freshman class.
! Speaker of the Day.
| The chief speaker of the day was
the guest of the senior class, the Rev.
Robert a. Colpitts, of the class of
1907, of Fall River, Mass.
, DR.. Colpitts' address was concerned
with the three viewpoints of the col
lege graduate, which he termed the
inward. the outward and the upward
| looks. He said that a Christian civ
ilization always puts it's golden age
! in the future. ii is forward looking
institution. AS Lord Nelson tina mixed
God he was to have part in Eng
| lands greatest day. so the college
graduates of the present time should
thank God that they are to have a
part in the worlds greatest day.
An education, according to the
speaker imposes obligations 1t is a
social gift. and so requires social
payment. In some places, education
is aristocracy. Society burdens itself
with taxes for education. Why? Be
cause education gives back to society
"A healing and helpful influence.
America is great nation, she has
the wherewithal to feed and help the
rest of the world But the superb
thing about America is not material,
it is the hewitching thing of the spirit
which We call Americanism. The
speaker cited Col. Harvey's recent
speech. and said that to a certain ex-
tent the ambassador was justified.
Our idealism is not on the other side
of the ocean, it is here at home
! The college educated people of
America are those who will have to
lead this great nation. They should
! not therefore, neglect their religion.
Religion should be of concern to
every patriotic and intelligent Amer
lean for two reasons. The first is the
reason of gratitude. The Christian
religion made the early Anglo Saxons
! great. and we should render thanks
! for this. The second reason is that
! religion is absolutely essential to the
stabilizing of our civilization
| In closing, Dr. Colpitts said:
Society through your beloved Al
ma Mater has given you great
equipment. America offers you the
; finest field for the investment of that
equipment. And the teacher who
! said: He that investeth his life
! Shall find it. gives YOU the greatest
motive for the investment--Go For
I ward"
Pipe of Peace
The ancient custom of smoking the
pipe of peace was once more solemn
lied, and was followed by the singing.
of the pipe ode. to the air of Comm
! Through the Rye
A year has passed. again the pine
Shall make It's solemn rounds.
In every heart is mirrored here
Solemnity profound.
-Four short years have quickly gone
: Like this thin wreath of smoke.
/ Lei pun the pipe together ere
The skeip of friendships broke
Glass Gift
Thomas G. Grace, of BROOKLYN.
y. y, made the presentation of the
class gift to the college, The gift
was stone taken from the fireplace
IN the birthplace of the martyred
Elijah Parrish Lovejoy, of the class
OF 1876, one of Colby's most revered
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