Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-17

Heavy rain which fell all morning
yesterday dampened somewhat the
Alumni Day exercises in the pro-
gram Of the 104th annual commence
ment at Colby college, causing all
OF the morning exercises to be held
in Memorial chapel instead of the
lower campus where preparations
had been made for the affair. The
afternoon events were not affected
by the downpour as the sun appear
ed shortly after noon.
The morning prayers in the coll
lege chapel were conducted by Rev,
Arthur B. Patten, 80, of Torrington.
Conn. The Senior Class Day exer-
cises were opened with a prayer led
by Howard B. Tuggey of Pittsfeld,
Mass, class chaplain, after which the
senior class ode was sung as music
was furnished by Chambers Mill
tary band Of Portland. Kenneth E.
Shaw of Clinton gave the senior
class Grafton, speaking on the spirit
Of the college and the future of Col
by In the progress Of education, and
through the progress of Colby.
The awarding of honors to the
members of both divisions was done
by Clara M. Harthorne of Water
vile and Edward T. Baxter of Wat
erville. The two addresses to the
undergraduates Of the college were
made by Miss Marjorie A. Evering-
ham of Portsmouth, n. H., to the
members of the women's division,
mouthville to the men of the col
lege.
The principal speaker on the pro :
gram was William Smith Knowlton,
"a, Of Monson, one of the Oldest liv-
ing graduates of the college. Mr.
knowlton gave short and interest
ing address based upon Immortality
and brought out the points that the
life of a college is immortal as it
never ceases to function.
The time-honored custom Of sing
ing the Pipe Ode after which the
Pipe of Peace was smoked by all of
the members of the graduating class,
was observed with due ceremony.
Theodore r. Hodgkins of Farming
ton gave the parting address while
Coburn II. Aver Of Parkman gave
the annual Willow Address, after
which the class marched in a body
to the Boardman Willows, there to
plant small willow tree in the long
line of trees.
At eleven o'clock the annual meet
ing of the Colby Alumnae Associa-
ton was held in Chemical hall with
a large number of the woman grad
yates of the college being present.
The officers for the coming year
were elected and a considerable
quantity of business was transacted
until noon, when all of the alumnae
adjourned to Foss hall where the an
nual dinner was served. with Mrs.
Eleanor Creech Mariner. 10 of Wa
terville presiding.
At noon, the alumni of the COL
lege assembled in the college gym
nasium and enjoyed their annual
dinner with the election of their Of
ficers for the year. Ernest H. NAL
ing, 80 of Washington. D. c., pre-
siding.
The presentation of the gift of the
senior class to the college was made
at three o'clock on the front cam
pus when President Russell M.
Squire of the senior class presented
the college with new bulletin
board of beautiful workmanship and
practical use. The president of the
graduating class, speaking on behalf
of the members of his class, stated
that it was their wish to leave some
practical gift behind in token of
their appreciation and love for what
the college had done for them and
what it means. Justice Norman L.
Bassett, 81, of Augusta accepted the
gift from the class in behalf of the
Board of Trustees, expressing the
grateful feeling that the college has
for the substantial present. The gift
itself is a new bulletin board to re-