Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-15

Nolpy college held Its third day OF
commencement yesterday when the
onservances occupied morning, after
noon and evening. In the morning
Junior Glass Day was observed with
exercises in the chapel and on the
lower campus.
Chapel Exercises d fZG
At nine o'clock morning exercises
were held in the college chapel with
the entire junior class in attendance
as well as many undergraduates
members of the faculty, alumni and
visitors. President Arthur Jerimiah
Roberts presided and offered the
prayer.
Rev. Robert Atherton Brakeman, NJ
A, class of 1901, was the principal
speaker at these exercises and gave
an extremely sound talk to the mem
bers of the junior class in which he
set forth principals and ideals for
them to follow.
In closing Mr.. Brakeman made a
plea for each man to courageously
go forward in his right work and
build his life upon the foundation OF
character, and, with his conscience
as his guiding force, build a success
full life. He said, Il call upon you to
nobly so and be simply true"
Junior Class Exercises
The Junior class marched in aca-
demic dress from the chapel to the
speakers stand on the lower cam
pus where they took their places dur
ing the exercises by members Of the
class and the address by the guest OF
honor of the class, Richard Aston
Metca1f. A. B., A. NJ. of the class OF
1886.
The Junior Class Day Exercises
opened with a prayer by Clarence
Emery, Jr., which was followed BY
the singing of the class ode by the
entire class. The ode was writer
by Herbert Crawford Jenkins and the
lyric by Richard Phineas Stanton
both members of the class. Follow
ing the singing of the ode the history
OF the women was given by Bernice
Vivian Green, who briefly sketcheG
the achievements of the class during
its three years in college and, in al
exceedingly modest manner, told OF
the many brilliant and worthy deeds
of the members of the women's di-
vision of the class. Following the
history of the women, Miss Martins
sondberg read a poem and this was
followed by selection by Chambers
Military band, Of Portland.
William A. Macomber gave the his
tory of the men and outlined theil
achievements during the past three
| years. His vivid account of the &C
! Invites of the men of the elias.
/ brought forth the fact that the elias!
has been prominent in extreme in al
forms Of college activity during il:
| residence here, being active in ever,
! line of college activity. He stated
that it had been the custom for man!
years for the junior class historian K
! set forth the marvellous record of hi
class and state that it was the fines
| class ever to live at Colby Thi
! he said was proper and what h
firmly desired because, of true, i
| meant that each succeeding clas
! was better than the one preceding
and such progress was very desirable
! The awarding of gifts by Rober
! Leroy Bowerhan was the next even
and several of the men were made
awards for their prominence during
| the past three years.
The class Grafton was given b,
! Rowland E. Baird, who spoke on tn,
power of adversely to fashion mel
and make them the desired type o
citizen. The strength which is de
veloped from struggle was considered
| to be the most worthwhile of al
| things in life and the power develop
! ed by struggling against odds and il
} adverse conditions was counted a
one of the most important, if not th'
| greatest, result Of the strenuous ilIe
Richard Aston Metcalf, guest o
honor of the class, was the fina
speaker, and he gave an excellent ad
dress to the members of the class
1.-The Aspirant's Triumph" was chOs
en- by Mr.. Metcalf as the title of hi
! address and in it he showed the vic
| tory of the man who struggled
| against all circumstances to realize
that toward which he aspired. TIT
proper use of education was Spoken
! of as one of the chief duties of tt'
| college man and toward the corrcc
| direction of his energies every mar
should strive.
! In closing the honored guest sal
| that each should strive to make a life
| balanced in every phase with beauty
faith. loyalty and truth each playing
its part and all of the possibilitie.
used to their utmost. His last words
| advised the students to follow theil
| best judgment and strive earnestl!
| TO live as they saw best, because, az
he stated, "A man has nothing but
his best judgment to guide him, ant