. Bowdoin Orient . 12; second prize14. The program Tuesday, June 20 Class Day Tuesday was given over completely to the graduating class. The exercises were held in Memorial Hall in the morning and in the afternoon under the Thorndike Oak. ^ The Class President, E. Baldwin Smith, presided over the exercises; Robert M. Lawlis • acted as marshal; and the committee in charge consisted of Stanley W. Pierce, Harrison M. Berry, George H. Macomber, Stetson H. Hus- sey, and John J. Devine. At the exercises in the morning, prayer was offered by the class -* chaplain, Willard H. Curtis. The oration -?-wa
. Bowdoin Orient . 12; second prize14. The program Tuesday, June 20 Class Day Tuesday was given over completely to the graduating class. The exercises were held in Memorial Hall in the morning and in the afternoon under the Thorndike Oak. ^ The Class President, E. Baldwin Smith, presided over the exercises; Robert M. Lawlis • acted as marshal; and the committee in charge consisted of Stanley W. Pierce, Harrison M. Berry, George H. Macomber, Stetson H. Hus- sey, and John J. Devine. At the exercises in the morning, prayer was offered by the class -* chaplain, Willard H. Curtis. The oration -?-was given by Joseph C. White, and the poem •r by Carl B. Hawes. Music was furnished by Chandlers Orchestra of Portland. The oration in shortened form and thepoem are given below: The Oration THE VALUE OF A COLLEGE EDUCATION Another Commencement Week has come andanother class stands ready to graduate from Bow-doin. A smiling world, an indulgently smiling world,offers a test for the value of devoting to a college. J. C. Wliite, Orator education these four of a mans best years. Thevalue of a college education is a question that isoften before us. The high school boy has to decide whether he shall spend four years and considerablemoney on something that does not seem to be directlyconnected with his future life or whether he shallgo directly to work or to some specialized technicalschool, where he can earn a living or gain knowl-edge which he can apply directly to earning a liv-ing. The same question affects all who are con-nected with the care or education of youth andhence is a broadly interesting subject of man could hope to give an answer applicable toall cases but this seems to be a pecuUarly fittingtime and place to considersome of the advantagesof a college course. In order to understand the fundamental charac-ter of these advantages and the value of devotingfour years to activity which has so little direct con-nection with life, let us look at some cases whe
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