Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-25
100000 GIFT
Started By Brunswick
Topsham Drive
Ceremony of Friday to Mark Citi-
xens' Endeavors-Sueeess Assured
by Munsey's 100000 Present

by Munsey's 100000 Present
Brunswick. Me-. May 25-(SpeciaD
A ceremony. unique in the annals
Of any American college, will be OBJ
served on the Bowdoin College cam
pus at 400 o'clock, Standard time,
Friday afternoon when the citizens Of
Brunswick and Topsham will present
to the college, checks for the amount
raised in the two communities to-
ward the 100000 endowment fund
which the college is now engaged in
raising. and the success of which has
been made assured by the presenta
ton of 100000 to the fund by Frank
l.. Munsey.
Committees appointed by the
Brunswick Chamber of Commerce
and the Topsham Board of Trade,
assisted by auxiliary committees OF
women, have been busy raising the
community fund for several weeks
and now have practically completed
their work, over $4,000 having been
raised. The money las been raised
by a house to house canvass by the
women, a canvass Of the business
and professional men by the general
committees, voluntary contributions
by the children of the public schools
and Boy Scouts. It is estimated that
fully one quarter of the residents of
the town have contributed toward
the fund in sums ranging from few
cents by some of the school children
to three figures of Weather resi-
dents In soliciting the fund stress
was laid on the fact that it was not
the amount but the spirit which
counted in the making of the gift.
Friday afternoon, May Goth, has
been selected as the date for pre-
senting the checks, representing the
amounts raised, to the college. The
pupils of the public schools of Bruins
| their teachers, will march to the COL
| lege campus and assemble beneath
the historic Thorndike Oak, where
they will be joined by the entire
student body of Bowdoin College, ac-
companied by the College band.
Norman G. Smith. president of the
Brunswick Chamber of Commerce
and chairman of the Citizens Com
mittee, will ofticiate as master of GER
emonies.
The exercises will be opened by the
singing of America by the as
semblage, following which Harvey j.
Given, chairman of the Brunswick
Board of Selectmen, will present the
I check from the citizens of Brunswick
to Austin II. MacCormick, the secre-
i tary of the Alumni Fund. John A.
! Cone, superintendent of schools of
Brunswick and Topsham, will then
present the check from the citizens
| of Topsham to Mr.. MacCormick
The names Of all those who contrib
uted, school children. Boy Scouts and
grown ups, have all been inscribed on
a roll, and this will be presented to
President Kenneth c. NJ. Stills by
Harry w. Saunders, secretary Of the
Brunswick Chamber of Commerce
! and editor of the Brunswick Record.
Following the presentation of the
checks and roll the students of the
college. accompanied by the band,
will render several of the college
songs, and then Austin H. Mac
Cormick will officially accept the
checks and extend the thanks of the
College to the donors, while Presi-
dent Sills in behalf of the College will
accept the roll Of names.
The presentation ceremony will
close with the singing of the Star
Spangled Banner by all present, with
the band accompanying.