Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-09
Colby Class 1877
Forty-Fifth Reunion
1922 Commencement

FOrty-Fifth Reunion
1922 Commencement
The class of 1877 of Colby college
will hold its forty-fifth reunion
|during the. coming commencement.
There are eleven graduates now liv-
ing and three non-graduates. The
following shows what these Colby
men OF half century age have done:
Josiah Hayden Drummond. Jr.,
was born in Waterville, March S,
1856. He received his A. B. degree
in 1877 and his A. NJ. degree in 1850.
He was admitted to the bar in 1879.
He was representative to the Maine
Legislature in 1897, and a member
of the Senate during the two years
1S97-99. He has practiced law in
Portland since 1879.
John Marshall Foster was born in
Portland, Maine, July /, 1857. He
received his A. NJ. degree in 1887 and
his d. D. degree in 1908. He was a
teacher for two years after his grad
uation and from 1887 to 1908 was a
missionary in Swatow, China. From
1904 to 1908 he was president of
Vashon college, Burton, Washington.
In 1909 he again went to China and
has spent his life there since then.
Florentius Merrill Hallowell, was
born in Augusta, November -, 1852.
From 1888 until 1917 he was a law
yer in Kearny, Nebraska. From 1878
to 1894 he was court reporter. He
was secretary Of the Board of Edu-
cation from 1892 until 1904. From
1901 to 1912 he was county judge
and president of the First National
Bank at Limerick, Nebraska. His
present residence is at Crawford, n.
jJ.
Harry Mel Hayes was born at
Green Bay. Wisconsin, November 20,
1855. He was principal Of the Greedy
High school in 1878 and was admitted
to the bar in 1879. He has practiced
law in Colorado ever since. He was
president of the Colorado Bar AS
ISOLATION 1913. His present ad-
dress is Greedy. Colorado.
William Henry Looney was born
iii Portland, March %, 1854. Since
1879 he has been lawyer in Port
land. He has held the following of
| fees: City solicitor 1898: u. S.
Commission to take testimony on
Alabama claims; representative to
the Maine Legislature 1SS7-S9;
| member Of the Senate 1909; trustee
| of the University of Maine since 1914.
He is the author of Life and Times
of Sergeant S. Prentiss." His home
at present is at 396 Congress street.
Portland. Maine.
Edwin Oliver Lord was born in
Great Falls, New Hampshire, March
l. 1856. He was for long time edi-
| tor of the Free Press at Great Falls,
Edwin Francis Lyford was horn In
Waterville. Maine, September S. 1857,
He was admitted to the bar in 1879
| and was assistant in the Waterville
| High school from 1S80-S2. He has
4, been lawyer in Springfield, Mass
since 1882. He has been a member
of the Massachusetts Legislature,
member of the Massachusetts Senate
and he is at the present time trus-
tee of Colby College. He is the
author OF "Pict res and Stories from
American History"
Charles Francis Merserve was
born in North Abingdon, Mass He
was principal of the Rockland High
school from 1877 to 1885 and prin-
cipal of the Spring High school from
lSS5-S9. He was president of Shaw
university in Raleigh, n. c., from
1884 to 1919 and since that time has
been president emeritus of that in
stitution.
CHARLES Dennison Smith was born
at Portland, Me. in November 1855.
He received his M. D. from Bowdoin
college in 1879. He is the permanent
secretary of the Maine Medical AS
ISOLATION and has been professor of
PHYSIOLOGY at Bowdoin college since
1881. He has been president of the
state Board of Health since 1892 and
IS superintendent of the Maine Cen
eral hospital at Portland.
Andrew Judson Sturtevant was
porn at Fayette. Me-. May 20, 1852.
he was principal of the High school
at Hanover, Mass, during 1878
and at Newton Theological Institu-
ton during the years 1888. He
was ordained a preacher in 1880 and
mas held pastorates in thu states of
California and Oregon from that
time up to the present. He is now
pastor of the Baptist church at VIII
let's. Calf. He is author of Semi
Centennial History of the Clear Lake
Baptist Association"
George Weston Young was born at
Corinna, Me-. October 10, 1854. He
was principal of the High school at
Bristol, Me-, during the years 1877
81. He has also held principalships
at Wiscasset, Bristol, Washington,
ID. C., and at the Normal school,
Lemears, Iowa. He was superinten-
dent of schools at Manson, Iowa, and
at Pipestone, sMinn. At the present
time he is principal of a private
school in Boston, Mass.
Among the non-graduates of this
class who are still living:
Fred Judson Bicknell, who was
pastorates at Mills, Me, and at
Bangor Since 1880 he has been in
business at Rockland.
Harris William George was born
at East Orrington, Me. For 10 years
after leaving Colby he was a clergy
man and after leaving the ministry
he taught eight years. At the present
time he is operating a poultry farm
at Santa Cruz, Calf.
Francis Oliver Nichols was born
at Merrimac. Mass. He received the
| degree of NJ. d. from Bowdoin COL
Iepe in 1891 He ras a Dhyoiciop q 4