Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-07

not only 70 these men but 10 count,
less others who walk along the .Quietv
er streets at life. more lay and = heglr
or desire to use their talente II tee1r
own way. ~ IS
The close relationslip hstveen hard
work and the development Of charac-
ter was described by President atil4
who spoke Of the iMporfance ct the
college keeping up Ito higA standard
of scholarship. The tendency te take
away the Incentive to work makes
the. soal hardly worth ettaiplnE He
stated that he hoped that many pf
the preparatory school hays pFeeent
at the meeting would &c - RaWaein
or to some other eollege .fpSs no boy
who has character and u willing 10
work. is denied . college education In
these days.
Lewis A. Rurieieh
The next speaker was Lewis A, Bur.
leigh Of Augusta. who, addressing his
audience In "a light vein, brought
forth laughter from all present, He
stated that while he was In college,
he served for a time al official steno-
graBher in the Maine House Of Rep
resentatives. He was absent from
the Sllege that term. He had been
selected as one Of the speakers in
the Glass of '6S prize speaking con-
test. One of his classmates who knew
that he would not be present, but
thought that some subject should be
assigned for him, without consulting
him assignen the subject ''Deanthro-
pemorphization." This subject was
on the printed program of the speak
ing contest, with star indicating that
the speaker had been excused from
taking part. The Bath Times in its
report of the contest stated that the
Governors son took for his subject
Observation-Disclosures" and the ia
Guilty readily excused him. Other hui
lnorous incidents were related by Mr..
Burleigh.
Religion. education and statesman
ship as the three fundamentals in
these days Of reconstruction, Mr.. Bur-
leigh referred to. showing that the
time has come when the college
own. Today the college trained man
is the man of the hour. The speaker
pointed to Bowdoin as q college small
enough where q man may know and
be known and come in personal con-
tact with the faculty, and large enough
to enable a man to get in touch with
different characters, to acquire self
10
dom we know; this is the Bowdoin we
love-
Professor Woodruff
The ideal of the late President Hyde
of Bowdoin to make Bowdoin the best
possible small college. was empha-
sized by the next speaker. Professor
Frank E. Woodruff. member of the
Maine House of Representatives. He
stated that it was with pleasure that
he saw at the meeting men who had
been in his classroom and to think
of his own personal association with
them. !
Mayor Sanford L. Fosu
Mayor Sanford L. Fogg Of Augusta
was then introduced by the toastmas-
ter. He stated that 1t was an inspira-
ton for the men to be present and to
listen to the words of wisdom and to
the splendid reports that came from
the college.
"Who is there who has not heard
and been thrilled by the words old
Bowdoin'?" he asked And he stated
that Bowdoin is old and yet young
and has gone from one success to an
other until today she stands second
to none and the equal of the best.
Bowdoin spirit and the part it has
played in the winning of college
CHAMPIONSHIPS. Judge Fogg spoke of.
In closing his address, he proposed a
toast to Old Bowdoin and the New
Bowdoin.
The meeting was closed with the
singing of "Bowdoin Beata." Credit
for the great success Of the meeting
was due largely to the work of the Of
ficers of the Kennebec, Association
President. Emery O.. Beane; Vice
Presidents John r. Gould and H. A.
Shorey; Secretary-treasurer Herbert
Z. Locke; executive committee, F. j.
c. Little, Fred r. Lord and Robert A.
Cony of Augusta; and also to the
work of Keith Ryan, Leigh d. Flynt
Raymond Swift and A. B. Sullivan
of this city.
Besides the speakers of the evening
the following were present at the get
together: Alumni-Arthur L. Perry,
IA; John v. Lane. 81; DR.. o. S. c.
DaviesA '79: Menvin S. Holway, 'S2;
John r. Gould '85; Fremont J. C. Lit
tie. 80; Harold r. Smith, '92: DR.. O.
w. Turner, 80; Rev. Langdon Quinn
by. '95; Ralph g. Leighton. 90; DR..
Joseph G. Oriorne, '9S; DR.. Richard H.
Stubs. '9S; H. A. Shorey, 100; DR.. c.
E. III. Beane, 90; Dir. e. H. Thompson,
'o3: Blains s. viles. 'o3; A. M. G. Soule,
'O3: Niles Perkins, '03: Keith Ryan.
'o5; DR.. r. l.. Mckay, '06; Charles
p. Kinsman, '07: Robert A. Cony. '07:
Nathan s. Weston, '0s; Burleigh Mar
tin, 10; Ralph Smith, 10; Cony wes-
ton, 10; George H. Macomber, II; AL
ton S. Pope. II; M. G. L. Bailey, IL;
Herbert Locke. IL; George Wilson
IL; Edwin C. Burleigh, Is: Theodore
Emery. 10; William B. Williamson,
IA; Leigh Wehber, '16; Raymond
Swift, II; Frank p. Rabbit, rs; A.
B Sullivan. IS; James F. Ingraham,
Is; Dave Kelley. 16; Alden Stafford,
'1S. Undergraduates-Perey wilkins,
Hallowell; Milton Canter, Gardiner;
Hervey Fogg, Augusta; Stanley Col