Daily Kennebec journal., 1926-06-16
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MeIeney Address

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MeIeney Address
| The main address Of the senior
class day exercises was given by
| Clarence Edmund Meleney, L. l.. D.,
| of the class Of 1876. In his very ex-
cellent address DR.. Meleney briefly
mentioned the changes which have
occurred since his own student days
| which eliminated with his gradua-
ton fifty years ago and sketched the
progress which has been made since
that time. The opportunities which
| the world offered to the college man
of that time We're reckoned as very
great but not to be compared to the
very extensive opportunities which
are at hand today. The world today
| offers the college man in every field
an opportunity to serve his country
and the world and bring great pres
tige to the college. He mentioned
some of the greatest of the Colby
alumni and sketched their achieve
ments but believed that the present
day graduate has a greater opportu-
nifty to achieve world wide influence
than had the graduate of fifty years
ago.
The cultivation Of the powers
which man possesses in every phase
and the development of every power
by exercise and by effort was advo-
Gated. Through this type Of all round
development the man can form per-
sonality which can be Immediately
recognized as valuable and of great
worth. The development of person
ality was emphasized as one of the
most important tasks Of the college
man as it Is upon this personality
that he must base much of his sue
cess in the life which he must enter
upon leaving college. He made the
point that each man should aim to
attain that perfection of personality
which was the possession of the
man to whom Emerson said, Il can
not hear what you say, what you are
speaks so loud"
The opportunities in various fields
were sketched briefly and the fun
damental belief that life Of SER
vice was the one toward which all
should aspire was brought forward,
as it has been repeatedly during the
present commencement exercises.
The measure of success was con-
sidered to be in the results which
man gets from the proper cultivation
Of his powers in every phase The
basis of success DIR. Meleney stated,
was laid at Colby to an extremely
great degree and this basis he out
lined when he said, Success depends
| upon intelligence, integrity, imagina-
ton, perseverance. application, NOR
al qualities, and high ideals" All of
| these qualifications were considered
to be of very great Importance in the
development of the man who will be
successful.
The culture which results from
| true education is attainable only by
| application to the personal progress
which is possible in undergraduate
| days but as truly attainable in the
life of the world. Appreciation for
the things of real value in life and
for the beauties of the world as we'll
as for the aesthetic development
which must not be omitted from any
education which has true culture as
its aim. This thought was brought
| forward forcibly when the speaker
| stated 1--WE should develop culture by
| cultivating appreciation for nature,
art, drama, music, literature, land
scapes, and the other beautiful and
| useful objects in life
Courage in facing the world which
| would seem different from the some
| what sheleSred life of the college
! student was urged as upon courage
| alone many notable successes have
! been built. and without this attribute
| great success is impossible There
will come to every man in the class
/ times when his courage will be test
| ed and with this testing of courage
/ must come the success or the fail
ure OF the life as courage must be
| the foundation stone upon which
many lives must be built.
But not only in fashioning life Of
service in other fields but in the
building of success in relation to the
three main objects of life which DR..
Meleney advanced is true culture
important. The most important
] phases of the life which the graduate
must face were considered to be his
relations to work, to beauty, and to
home. Upon these three is the CIV
lltzation of the world built and de-
struction of any one would mean the
retardation of the progress of the
! present day.
The duty of the college graduate
10 the home was emphasized by DIR.
| Meleney who closed his address by
stating that the greatest danger to
American civilization is the breaking
| down of the home and that the great
est need of the man of the presen,
day was to fight on against diff
! culties.
Alumni Meeting
| The Colby General Alumni Associa-
| tion held it's annual meeting in the
college gymnasium yesterday noon
| with very large number of alumni
! present, with the entire senior class
of the college as its guests. Fred Foss
| Lawrence of Skowhegan of the class
OF 1900, president of the alumni asso-
citation. presided.
| Prayer was offered by Rev. c. e.
| Owen of the class of 1879. Following
| the prayer the secretary read the min
| utes of the last meeting Secretary
| Ernest c. Mariner reported that the
| ballots of the alumni recently taken
had resulted in the selection of two
| or the most prominent alumni of the
! college as trustees for term of five
| years. namely, Franklin d. johnson of
| the class of 1891 and John f. Nelson
| of Augusta of the class of 1899. The
election of members of the alumni
council for the ensuing three years
was announced as follows: William
L. Bonney of the class of 1892, George
X. Bassett of the class of 1897, and
Frederick T, Hill of the class of 1910.
The. report of the secretary in re-
! gard to the balloting of the alumni in
respect to the week end commence
ment was read and the fact that the
greater number of that body favored
such a plan was evidence. as their
votes strongly advocated a change and
the adoption of such system The
treasurer's report showed that the fl
nancial condition of the association
was satisfactory.
A lengthy discussion was held con-
cerning the weekend commencement
plan and Percy F, Williams of New