Daily Kennebec journal., 1926-06-16

the following officers were elected:
Hon. Herbert E. Wadsworth of the
class of 1892, PRESIDENT; John H. Par
fridge Of the class of 1904, vice pres
ident; Prof. Ernest c. Mariner of the
class of 1913, ecretary-trea surer; and
Malcolm B. Mower of the class of 1905,
necrologist. The executive committee
which was chosen by vote of the as
sociation was as follows: Charles E.
Gurneys of the class of 1898, John B.
Roberts Of the class of 1904, Harry S.
Brown of the class of 1899, Raymond
A. Haskell of the Class of 1911, and
John A. Crush of the class of 1920.
The committee to nominate the alumni
trustees was voted to include the fol-
lowing alumni: Elwood T. Wyman of
the class of 1890, William B. Jack of
the class of 1900, Glen w. Starkey of
the class of 1905, Robert H. Bowen of
the class of 1914. and Cyril NJ. Jolly of
the class of 1916.
Speeches were made by several mem
bers of the alumni association who
gave brief talks and discussed matters
pertinent to the members of the asso-
citation. Those who spoke werez Car
roll n. Perkins of the class of 1904.
Richard A Metcalf of the class of
1886. Franklin w. Johnson Of the class
of 1891 and Hon. Robert A. Bakeman
of the class of 1901!
The association also voted to send
cablegram to DR.. Julian D. Taylor of
the Colby faculty, the oldest professor
in point of service in the United States
and one of the most respected MEM
bers of the Colby family, who is at the
present time on his way to Europe to
pass the summer.
Willow Addresses
The Willow Address for the wom-
ems division was given by Mollie
Roosevelt Seltzer while the address
for the members of the mems division
was delivered by Claude Lawrence
Stinneford. In the first address Miss
Seltzer spoke of the willow tree
which the class had planted in obser-
vance of the annual ceremony and
compared it to many phases of life.
The address was one of the finest of
the entire commencement program
and was filled with the idealism of
the youth which it symbolized.
Paul Mercier Edmunds gave the
parting address and in it he echoed
the farewell of the class to the COL
lege and voiced their appreciation to
all those who had aided them to gain
that education at Colby which had
become part of each man and wom-
an which they would always cherish
and which would continue forever to
be an integral part of the personality,
the heart and the soul of each mem
Der of the class.
Appreciation first was given to the
fathers and mothers of the members
of the class who had through efforts
which had cost many of them great
sacrifice and all of the much of their
own happiness and personal achieve
ment The debt which each member
of the class owed to his father and
is mother was reckoned as impossible
of payment and words at that time
were the only means of showing their
appreciation of the sacrifices which
had been made for them. although
the success of each individual and
his work in the world after college
years was given as the truest means
of determining their gratitude. The;
members of the board of trustees
were mentioned as worthy of the ap-
probation of the class for the work
which they had done toward making
the college which they loved con-
stantly better. President Arthur J.
Roberts was included and a perfect
tribute paid to him by the speaker
and the deep appreciation of the
class extended to the president from
whom all had received a great part
lege years. The appreciation of the
class was given to the professors un-
der whom they had studied and their