Daily Kennebec journal., 1926-06-16

Yesterday was the busiest day of
the Colby college commencement
with exercises of the senior class oc-
cupying the morning and luncheons
and meetings taking the major part
of the afternoon with all of the fra
ternities and several of the alumni
classes holding reunions. The meet
ing Of the board of trustees was also
held in the morning. Exercises COM
memorating the 15Oth anniversary of
the founding of Phi Beta Kappa
were held in the First Baptist
church in the evening, at which
time the members of the society
elected from the Colby senior class
were formally welcomed to the or
ganization. Due to the rain which
made it impossible for the exercises
scheduled for out of doors were held
in the college chapel. The award
ing of the class gift was also made
in the college chapel due to the un-
favorable weather.
Chapel Exercises
President Arthur J. Roberts,
LID of the class of 1890, presided
at the morning prayers, which were
held in the college chapel. Rev.
William A. Smith, ABB, of the class
of 1891, after reading the Scripture,
taking his text from Mark IL, gave
the sermon to the members of the
senior class.
In his sermon Rev. Smith urged
the college man and the members
of the senior class to develop in ev
cry phase of life and give much at
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Special emphasis, he said, should be
placed upon the study of sciences
and of the humanities and he eX-
pressed the wish that the education
in these lines might be carried by
the members of the graduating class
into life, where practical application
of them is possible. Studies, he
said, should be as other things in
life--some for use and some for
beauty. The emphasis of neither
was advocated and although modern
times place much more value upon
the knowledge which is of practical
use, the speaker emphasized the
value of those things which are the
basis of beauty in life. In all life,
he stated, various things are divided
into two classes, the useful and the
ornamental, with each playing very
valuable part in the work of the
world.
But withal, the speaker stated, de-
spite the Importance of the beautiful
in present day life, the modern age
was one in which the ornamental
should give way to the utilitarian.
The vital needs of today are supe-
rior to the aesthetic and with the
many fields of endeavor open, the
education which can be put to prac-
tical use is of the greatest value. The
cry of the present times. he consid-
cred, is for culture to be put to use
in solving the practical problems of
the day and although the beautiful
still bore an important part in the
world, it must bow to the cry of
service.
In his concluding remarks, Rev.
Smith stated, The tests of culture
are: first, that we may have thing
of exquisite beauty but at the same
time have that culture so directed as
to give to the world a great service;
and second, whether it can furnish
the soul itself with that beauty and
joy and inspiration and yet be of
usefulness. Education should be
culture; culture-that thing of beau
ty, culture-that thing of service
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The sermon was concluded with a
prayer and with it's completion the
morning service was ended and the
chapel given over to the use of the
senior class for its class day eXer-
cises.
Senior Glass Day Exercises
The exercises of the senior class
were held in the college chapel with
Stephen Burbank Berry, president of
the class, presiding. Prayer was Of
fered by Gabriel Raphael Guedj, the
class chaplain. after which music
was furnished by Chambers Mill
tary Band of Portland.
The class ode was sung by the en-
tire class, both men and women, and
was fine tribute to the influence
which Colby has had on the lives of
the members of the graduating class,
The ode was written by members of
the ode committee which consisted of
Albert William Wassell, Claude Law
renee Stinneford and Roger Adams