Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-30
b0WD0|N COLLEGE alumni
OF KENNEbEC COUNTY MEET
FOR oath ANNUAL BANQUET

GLIDING among the plans the Edison
questionable test.
"The love of the truth makes any
man or institution respected" said
the next speaker. Prof. Bell of Bow
dom. He said he thought this spirit
had made Bowdoin the college that 1t
Is. He spoke at some length upon the
Institute Of History which Will be
introduced in the college curriculum
and showed no wthe students will be
able to get at the truths regarding
European conditions and politics by
attending the lectures to be given by
noted men who have made a deep
study Of their subjects. both from
personal experience and the best
sources Of information.
DR.. w. S. Thompson of Augusta.
the oldest member of the Kennebec
Association and, a graduate of the
college in the class of rs, was then
called upon. He expressed his
pleasure at being present and spoke
Of the College as it was at the time
he attended.
Upon the motion of Secretary
Locke, DR.. Thompson was elected an
honorary member of the County AS
ISOLATION.
Attorney James B. Perkins '03 Of
Augusta spoke of some matters re-
lating to the College. pointing out
that to every alumnus there IS no
class like the class in which he was
awarded his diploma. He urged the
alumni to return to Brunswick at
every Commencement to get the in
spiration of the institution.
Judge Sanford l.. Fogg told the
A.,ao;nt;nu oho,,t tho claSS Of M
| his class at Bowdoin, and also the
class Of President William Dewitt
Hyde, DR.. Frank N. Whittier OF
Bowdoin, Attorney Little and others.
Referring to the present day acti-
vities at the College, he said that
some of the talumni had read pro-
paganda to the effect that Bowdoin
| had entered into an arrangement
with five or six other colleges
whereby the athletic activities of the
; institution were to be diminished.
Il don't believe great majority Of
! Bowdoin believe athletics as they eN-
list today and havee existed. should
be curbed," he said, adding that it
is largely through athletics that
| Bowd DIN spirit has been brought up
| college and gives a thrill Of pride
| to Bowdoin men everywhere. He
also spoke of scholarship standards,
stating that in his opinion develop
ment of the memory at the cost Of
reasoning causes more boys to fall
| in college than any other thing.
The last speaker was Representa-
| tive Robert Hale 10 of Portland,
who when called upon was presented
with a diploma printed with Latin
| inscriptions and pictures of the
| domestic cat in memory of the bill
| to license cats. presented by him in
the S1st Legislature and killed by
legislative action.
| In a humorous vein, Mr.. Hale
responded thanking the alumni for
their thoughtfulness upon the occa-
| sion.
| In the midst Of the postprandial
| exercises, there was presented by
! Secretary Locke a message, said to
have been veto from the Governor,
| vetong the entire program of ban
+! quet on the grounds that it had been
| intimated that the prohibitory law
was being broken. This brought
| laughter from all parts Of the hall
and by rising vote the message"
was over ridden.
| addition to the speakers. those
seated at the tables were: DR.. o. c.
| -. dawes 90, JOltlI v. i>dlic o. ~
Oliver w. Turner 80. Philip Stubhs
'95. Henry f. Dunnack '97, DR.. c. =.
Kendall '9S, Charles S. Pettengill
| '9S, DR.. Richard H. Stubhs '9S. Fl.
F.; A. Shorey 100, Blaine S. Viles 'o3. A.
NJ. G. Soule '03. James r. Perkins
! 'O3. Emery o. Beane 'O4, Nathan S.
Weston 'Os. Robert G. Stubbs 'o9.
| r. w. Smith 10. G. Cony Weston
10, George II. Macomber II, NJ.
G. l.. Bailey II. H. f. Locke ~,
! Edwin c. Burleigh '13, Arthur S.
I Merrill IA. Reuel B. Soule Is.
+: Chauncey Hall '16. Leigh Weber '16,
Raymond Swift II. James F. Ingra :
ham 10, Warren Merrill 10. and
/ Hervey Fogg '22, all of Augusta:
George F. Wilson IL Of Winthrop:
Major benjamin +. Hayden '02 and
! Keith Ryan '05 Of the National Sol
diers' Home at Togus: Representa-
tives Bernard Archibald of Houlton.
! and Robert Hale 10 Of Portland:
and Senator Stetson II. Hussey of
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