Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-23


moral attitudes and habits.
After the comforting of degrees upon
the seniors, Judge Leslie c. Cornish,
IS. of Augusta. president of tic board
,of trustees. addressed President Rob-
orts. Spying:
| Mr.. President. the trustees have
voted to confer the honorary degree
o. Doctor of Divinity upon Addison
, Penjamin Lorimer. a graduate of this
| college in the class of 1883. and of
Newton Theological Institution in
1891. now pastor of the Central Square
church in Portland. Mr.. Lorimer has
record OF so years of eminently use
full service as Christian minister Of
| him. as of Chaucers parish priest, it
might be truy said That first he
| wrought, and then he taught l have
the honor to present Mr.. I.orimer as a
candidate for this degree"
Mr.. President. the trustees have
voted to confer the honorary degree
of Doctor of Divinity upon Joseph
heishman Peacock. graduate of
Brown University and president Of
Shaw University of Raleigh. y. e. In
At
thy successor of a distinguished grad
nate of this college DR. Charles Fran
els MeSerVe, Of the class OF 1877. This
degree is conferred upon Mr.. Peacock
not only in recognition of personal
merit, but in testimony Of the deep
and abiding interest of Colby College
in the success and prosperity of Shaw
University. 1t gives me great pleas
ure TO present Mr. Peacock As a can
! didate for the degree of Doctor Of
Divinity"
The announcement of the awards of
prizes for the past year was then
made. The first prize for the junior
reading for men was awarded t.
George B. WolstenhoIme Of Sidney
Mines. y. g., andthc second Prize To
Clifford Peaslee Of Pittsheld. Mass;
for the women. the first prize was
awarded TO Annie q. Burgess of Fal-
mouth Foreside. and the second to Fl.
Naomi Maher of Augusta. The Ger
man prize for excellence in the
courses in German was divided be-
tween Herbert a. Perkins, -, of Wal
than, and Joseph c. Smith of Skowhe-
gan. Ralph y. McLeary of Livermore
Falls won the freshman scholarship
prize. having the highest average for
the year. The senior prize for excel
lence in English composition was
awarded to Harold Chesterfield Mardcn
from the mems division. and Adele
Medora Melon from the womcn's di-
vision.
no foti L,
Dr. Addison E. Lorimer, and the Tooth
| commencement Colby College was
over.
Commencement Dinner
The annual Commencement dinner,
the last occasion of the college year
was held in the Colby gymnasium at
' one O'Clock, Wednesday afternoon.
President Arthur j. Roberts, 80. pre-
sided. Prayer was offered by DR.. Adj
olson E. Lorimer, IS. Dean Nettic NJ
Runnalls, 0S, was the first speaker
She spoke briefly, saying that she
| found a responsiveness and an appeal
TO her conscience in the women of
! Colby that she had no where else
| found.
DIR. Fred NJ. Preble, 81. of Riverside
Cal" who was the only member of his
class present. was the next speaker.
! He praised the college because it re
mains primarily a college of the lib
eral arts, and spoke of Dr. Julian d.
; Taylor, paying him great tribute.
saying, And now, DR.. Taylor. as
then Professor Taylor gracious, cour-
teous, urbane, is friend incompara a BILE
and example conspicuous of the true
, American gentleman In closing he
said that the supreme ideal of the
! the best in everything.
Miss Louise Helen Coburn. told of
| the celebration of the semi centennial
by the women of the college. She
told OF the plans now under way for
new recreation building for the wo-
men and advocated more women
members of the faculty as a means
for the improvement of the condi-
ton Of the women in the college.
| DR., John y. Foster. -, Colby man
who had come all the way from Chi
ma where for years he has been devot-
ling his life to the service of God. in
the capacity of missionary, spoke
, briefly, saving that the educational
institutions of America are pre-emin-
! ept because they come from the
hearts of those who found them.
Miss Rose Adele fitzpatrick thanked
the trustees for their cooperation with
the women's division in regard to the
new recreation building, and for their
donation toward the campaign cx-
penses. She said that as yet nothing
definite had been done, but that she
had complete faith in the women.
Dr.. Jacob l.. Peacock, president of
Shaw University, drew an interesting
parallel between Brown University
his college. and Colby He said that
If he were not Brown man he
, would wish to be a Colby man. be
cause of the great many distinguished
Colby men he had known. He ex-
pressed his deep appreciation o. the
honor conferred upon MIN in the de-
gree of Doctor of Divinity. which was
conferred at the exercises of gradua-
ton in the morning.
Degrees Conferred
At the close of the address, Presi-
dent Arthur j. Roberts addressed the
seniors in Latin. and then proceeded
/ with the comforting of degrees. The
first T., be conferred were those given
to Colby men who had not been able
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