The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-09-11


cd the performances Of the several societies at
tached to the Institution. On the following
morning a procession was formed the Govern
or and officers Of The State, and the Government
Of College were escorted TO the-Meeting-house,
and the academic exercises commenced in the
following order -
ORDER or EXERCISES.
PRAYER.
EXERC1sEs OF CANDIDATES TOR THE DECREE OF
BACHELOR OF ARTS.
L. Salu{ary Grafton, ~ Latin.
Isaac ~. UheeIc5gM
2 Conference.-The comparative Advantages Of
reading and OF intercourse with men, as pre-
pairing for Usefulness.
Rufus Il. Gushing and James Larry.
3. Observation-Disclosures Of Happiness il the dif-
ferent Conditions ofLife Ptumnier Chase.
A. Conference.-The views Of Life, taken BY De
mocrtus and Heraclitus.
Charles Harding and Winthrop @. .MGrstcn
5. DiSSertation-Thci influence OF Enthusiasm in
forming distinguished Characters.
w. TcI,a5od Plaisted
o. C0loquy-Popular Supersttions.
Stephen NIL Staples and Joseph a. Wood-
7. Poem-The Fall Of Warrumba, the Andres
Coggin Chief Daniel Clarke.
8. Cotioquy-Tho literary Character ofthe first
Settlers of New-England.
GtDTSb I-dChuJu anu tHufttS OOUtt
Q. OrGtiOn-The future Prospects Of the United
States. satisfied Joseph Hoecard.
10. Disc,tssio'l--The moral effects of the read
ing Of Shakespeare. ..
John Barrett and isaac Groton.
II. Philosophical Disqasition-The Destruc-
ton Of HelTetic Liberty
Jehp p. C7eareIdnd.
Il. Forensic-Whether the preservation Of Ma
hona Honor be a Just ground Of war.
Godfrey y. Grosyenor and Joseph Libba.
10. Philosophical Disquisition-Th folly CITY,
potheses, unsupported by facts. Lot Jones.
IA. Tdiedictory Oration-The Moral Sublime.
WiiiiaBe Gutter.
EXERCISES OF CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF
MASTER OF ARTS.
|. Oration-The Character and Condition oftbe
North American Indians
Josiah Pierce, a. y,
2. Poenl-The Dream Of the SepuIcbro
UiLiidn B. JDnHer y J,
8. Talcdictoy Grafton, an Latin.
BenjGmin Hale. a. R
address By he President
The galleries and whole house wcra cro,r4o5
to eXcCs-and we believe that Satisfaction 49,
complee- Inc performances of the vonua- rnn-
tlemei were more solid than brilliant an
Of
co1course Of people. In general thew reaactnJ
Onor on the talents and perseverance, of tIo
ehtS, ana did great credit to the efforts on3
nrWiedge OF the officers of instruction
ne Masters exercises were excellent Tho
d'''H pour tray edln strong colours and enaroot;c
"a idSe tHe character and PRINCIPLES Of the PA
zen Oh ", iore' and stood independent from de
ioo Iillgs ana unwarranted bitterness ae,,ipot
= spirit ana right of the aboriginies. The Po.
= was E powerful and vivid description. and H.
- tho 'tsil'ioh OF an ovcrflowing audience.
or, ~ Iiou'e 70 the geniuineness Of the
cry and to the genius of the author '"e
~ tliS occasion we cannot f1rbe.r a. mont
II nope mat It will never be practised oa-an
1uS''i'i "iich seems peculiar to this inetit3;a'
.oou - 'le students are cieTcrlv seated flor
a general bombarlment with 80
sSeu cat;Sogues or order of evorcisos -,
, are seen lying like 50 MANY Shells io+,
par vi me galleries, and fllIinor ~ eIaT-ar
. or5iorap a 1 sometimes upon the ewes Of
,,t, .'--el-ce' Inc appearance Of this pracf;ce
men "a - would seem As though the rcn-
men iad come there with the detarraisIs.el
III VINO was The superior markern,n ~ --
i ~ soDer dignity Of scholars-bos;1ar
Ieue u hl-itiod confusion. lot ma 49,.
iI, T. many rs possible, in different 80 lr
$50 ilca' ana Ia each of the nc,rz - -
! 0'if oe distributed without noisc ~- A.
- III unhappy way Of slO.cer5ro. hen
,on+ 80 diSo can easily obtain them from
Gu.' oeiore entering the house. and tins M.
!, illneht De saved IN great DECREE nus '''i'
&c. lumber OF students has increased o,s,h
se olds talre to rise to great rcsnc,taT:i:t
.h ,lnehce. We are glad Of this[and a,,i.,
80 Puolc patronage will advance its II
go ~ y = That alone that can IN MI II.
u. "a. anu then the time will come ,rfar its
'49 "ih oe amply repaid in fn5i--r a..
n9rt il m'sry and scientific Character W
b faie Il US country to which they bcionr
M il re q Batchelor of Arts was corforzsaI
D 1 Dafret, PiuInmer Chase. Daniel Co..
49, - - - Gland, Rufus X. Cushino yyr;n.
: - i "a Evans, Godfrey J. Cros,-a ---1l'
- I ZION charles Harding, Joseph TJa,-'
IL, - zones ~ James Larry, JOSEPH ILL.,
1n'i,foP =. Marston. Geor1e PactHi iNppcy
Isaac II I u41s Soule, stephen MI. Sta
u o.. y !" GIei"r1ght and Abiel y. Wa
binesI IL y n Doctor Of Medicine was 80,
- I ihSaiis and Wheeler Randall 80
i, .,liin Greene, N. ID. of Dart,no,,th rr am
=, was admitted al e,tade,p- oA'-
e Honorary degree Of Do|.,or,-
'Ohierred on pr. Nathaniel Coin - p
e of Mastesr IL o,i,nni We're admitted 70 the
ca ,'Is'ei Oh Arts, viz -
III Anderson, EdEnard I. Bridro D.
,@iI, rederick b. Page. Josiah 80
! p 1eWalL George Starrct -, - vi
~ WALKER an- WILLIAM b. Waltz