Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-09-10

FOR TEE GAZETTE.

The annual celebration of Commencement was
| attended in BowDoIS COLLEGE at brunswick on
the 4th The day was fair, and drew an uncom-
| nonly large cOncourse of spectators and hearers,
who, we think, must have been grati6ed by the
ercses Of the day. The procession was formed Al
the Chapel, consisting of the executive and legis-
| laiive department., Of the College government,
| strangers invited to the public dinner, and the
young gentlemen, who were 10 receive the honors
of the institution After prayer BY the Rev. Pres
iden, the exercises proceeded in the following or.
der.
Exercises Of the degree Of Bachelor Of
Arfs.
1. saIutatory O,ation, in Latin.
AIpheus-Sprng Packard.
2. English Essay, on Reading ssork' IF a'nasemens
Stephen-LongicIiow Lewis.
5. Latin Dissertation, The military character Of
the Romans. Randolph Goldman.
!. English Conference, on TIE comparative vatus
Of eotsmPorary and ponhamous fame.
Charles. Richard Porter,
William Augustus Staples.
English Dissertation ON The effect Of literary and
beBereisnt tls.aations on the state Of society.
Wimot Wood.
6. English Disquisiten The reasons, ,o.ich hare
rendered the works q anssmt classical writers
unirsrsaHy popular.
E5enezer shillaber.
~ Oisputdtion, Ou NuC ioS,tfous 1Ie cup
iiaI punishmeais necessary 10 ail support Of eira
government Edward-E Emerson Bourne,
Rodaey Cove Dennis.
8. English Disposition, on The benefits resulting
to nations and iad.ridgais from the cultivation ~
The Fine Arts. Dudley Norris.
9. English Grafton, on The inausaee Of The Olympic
games in framing the Greeian Character.
sJoha-searle Tcnney.
Exercises Of Candidates for the degree IF Aasisr Of
4ris.
l. English Poem. Nehemiah Cleaveland. A.E.
2. valedictory Grafton, in Latin.
Rufus King Porter. A. n.
These exercises being closed, an impressive add
dress was delivered to the graduating ass by the
Rev. President, whose truly paternaI socitude for
their future usefulness, honour and happiness
cited deep interest in the audience. This Gus
tomary addres, indeed, forms no nconsiderabo part
Of the attractions OF the day in general and tue
present occasion was heard with as marked atten-
tion as has been at any time noticed. Its subject
was g the utilsty Of knowledge OF the phioss phy
OF mind"
The performances Of the young gentlemen were
in general marked by style Of neatness in compo-
sition, aud in the delivery OF several OF them we
were gratifed with correct cnunciation and grace
ful action. The saiutatory Grafton was in this
respect, heard with much pleasure, 40 were also tue
English dissertation on benevolent and literary
insttutions the Avourte sutJect OIL tue present osy
the disquisition on the Classcks-the forensic dis
putation which excited in the delivery unusual
inlelest-the English disqusition on the hne arts
and the concluding Grafton OF the bachelors, which,
however, would have been heard with greater sat
isfaction, had not temporary want OF recollection
embarrassed the orator. The exercises for the de-
gree of Master of Arts evinctd mental culture and
power of fancy, the poem especially, as vernacu-
lar production, and distinguished by "a graceful
Als,ta
On the whole. we congratu late the friends OF
this rising cemnary on the reputation il maintains,
and cordially express the WISH that it may find in
public and private munfcence patronage equal
to its importance in this District, and ultimately
to our country.