Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-11
Sermon of Interest
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\NCntinuSO from rage SHSJ
! be Indifferent and shiftless who sees
| in his inheritance Of tangible property
or of family spirit O gift of God, and
who believes that he has divine call
to realize on that inheritance.
Let me ask you today: Are you
| winning your city? or are you now
| going to set out for it's conquest? You
are heir to some Of the finest things in
| the world-goods. chattels culture.
love, faith. But remember, an inherit
ance is only an opportunity, and oppor-
tunities are redeemed only by the mar
, row way.
| God grant you, one and all, my
young friends, to walk in that way, of
free choice. proudly, and to find it end.
| as it will, not just in earthly posses
sions however glorious and dear but in
that city which hath foundations,
| whose builder and maker is God"
| Final Ceremonies
| Farewell exercises of the class of
1923 at the University of Maine were
conducted Saturday in the chapel,
an overcast sky and a chill wind
from the north forbidding the hold
ing of the final class ceremonies on
the University oval, as was origin
ally planned. The planting of the
ivy by the south wall of. the library
was carried out, but the baseball
game with New Hampshire Univer-
sity, scheduled to be played at 8
o'clock in the afternoon, was called
! off on account of muddy grounds.
| Despite the miscarriage of the
original plans, the exercises were
beautiful and impressive. Members
of the class, wearing caps and
| gowns, were marshalled into the hall
at $3.50 by Clyde McKeemans of CAL
ais, the speakers taking seats on the
| evergreen banked platform, behind a
bower of iilacs and honeysuckle, and
the others being seated in front of
them.
Ivan r. Pease of Wilton, class
chaplain, offered the invocation and
the roll call was read by Mary G.
| Perkins of Portland. Bryant M. Pat
| ten of Portland, editor of The Maine
Campus, reviewed the history of the
. class, pointing out the forward
strides the institution has taken
during the past four years and stress
| sing particularly the educational ac-
complishments achieved during the
| past year of President Littles re-
gime.
| Gifts to prominent members Of the
; class were presented by Virginia
Averill of Old Town and Edward S.
Lawrence of Portland, each one of
which conveyed a subtle grind on
! the individuals honored. Registrar
! James A. Gannett announced the
award of scholarship cups to Alpha
+. Omicron Pi sorority, Beta Theta Pi
fraternity for the best freshman
| delegation and Lambda Chi Alpha
for the best general scholarship.
Speaking on the topic of what
Shall it Profit a Man to Gain a
College Education" Edwin j. Knee
land of Princeton, class orator,
presented a series of convincing
reasons for continuing in college.
, and urged that in the future stud
ents be selected for college train
| ing by their fitness for it. on a plan
similar to that employed by Dart
mouth College.
| Doris F. Twitchel Of Old Town
read an original class poem and the
class prophecy was delivered in a
unique manner by Mary c. Perkins
of Portland and William M. Kearns
Of Gardiner. Miss Perkins appeared
on the stage with bundle Of news
papers, announcing that Ex-Gov-
ernor Baxter had willed 100000 to
, the University.
Mr.. Kearns stepped forward. Of
| fered to buy a paper, and recognized
his classmate. Then they scanned
! the paper for items of mutual in
| terest and discovered many articles
relative to their fellow graduates.
The valedictory address, by DON
aid Alexander of Bangor. was a
f, masterpiece of thought. college as
! a Preparation for Life" was the sub
| ject and the various lessons that
| college teaches were treated in a
manner which won much approval
from the audience.
Following the chapel exercises.
/ the class marched in formation to
| the library. where on the southwest
| corner, Curator Lloyd Hay of Port
| land planted the ivy and President
! Little made a brief speech of fare
| we'll to the seniors as undergraduates
urging them to be like the Ivy,
i resting firm on solid foundation,
| to send out their tendrils and leaves
/ Of work to the glory of their alma
mater. Ivan r. Pease of Wilton again
| offered prayer and the class ode,
| written by Mary c. Perkins, was
=! sung to the tune of Saviour, Again
to thy dear name we raise"
Glass Grafton
The class grafton, delivered by Ed
win Kneeland of Princeton was on
the subject what Profit it a Man to
Gain a College Education? and was
an instructive outline Of the benefits
derived by the average college man
from four years Of academic study.
Mr.. Kneeland spoke in part as fol-
lows:
1.-THE claim IS being made that the
American youth Of today is obtaining
little from his college education. With
his numerous social and athletic ac-
tivities he does not have time to
study. If so, the college authorities
are to blame. If some Of thu spent
more time on their own institutions
| trying to make them better, instead Of
looking about to criticise others, there
would be more constructive work .ac-
complished.
1T is generally admitted that too
many students are going to college
with no definite aim in view and are
simply spending four years in search
of pleasure. Yet they cannot pass
through an academic education with
out its making an imprint upon them.
There is profit in higher educa-
ton. No man or woman can pass
through the undergraduate days
without feeling a change in his life.
There may be too much wandering
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