Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-09-12
Commencement at Bowdoin.

otter distinguished personages IN attendance
wre Gov. Hubbard and suite.
The exercises commenced on Tuesday morn
u,silon'' fraternity The Orator was Mr..
Soofford, of Deer Isle, and the Poet, Samuel
Jhn Pike, of Dover, n. III. We can only
s,eak from hearsay of these performances, in
stating that they were very creditable efforts
specially the Poem, which was written in a
most felcitous vein, and gave general satisfae
ton.
The two literary societes-the Peuc inian
and Athenaan-united in celebrating theiranni
ersaries on Tuesday afternoon, by an Grafton
and Poem. The Grafton, by Rev. James d.
Butler, of Wells river, VT, was a scholastic
performance, consisting of choice meldnge of
literary sstit bits ''True to ones calling"
was the theme dilated upon, and many valua-
BILE and instructive suggestions and truths were
forcibly amplifed. Nearly two hours were
occupied by Mr.. b., too satisfactorily to occa-
sion WEAKNESS in the audience, but somewhat
of an encroachment upon the time of the Poet,
Charles II. Upton, Esq, of Virginia, who was
thus subjected to the disadvantage of laying a
very meritorious production, at late hour,
before an audience already intellectually sati-
ated.
The exercises of Commencement day, for
the Degrees, taken as a whole, were above
mediocrity. The graduating class numbered
thirty-eighteen of whom had parts assigned
them for the Degree of A. B. The order of
exercises was as follows:
MUSIC.
l. Salutatory Grafton in Latin-Thomas
Robinson Smith, Bath.
.. Dissertation. Individual Liberty-W.
Sewall Gardner, Lowell, Mass.
: 8. Philosophical Disposition Science
and evelation-Francis Adams, Topsham.
4. English Grafton Influence of Ger
vantes upon Spain-Charles Carol Everett
Brunswick.
MUSIC.
5. Dissertation. Aztec Civilization
Freeland Salmon Holmes, Foxcroft, excused
G. Disposition. The Destruction of Pom
peii-Lemuel Weeks Atherton, Castine.
:. Disposition. The hero of Classical
Mythology-John johnson Bulfnch, Waldo
boro.
s. English Grafton. Lord Strafford-
George Peabody Goodwin, Baldwin.
of Christianity-Henry Fiske Harding, Union.
MUSIC.
10. Disposition. Cardinal Ximenes-
George Follansbee Jackson, Pittston.
II. Literary Disquisition-Olive Otis
Howard, Leeds.
I2.-Lterary Disquisition. Hannibal at the
gates of Rome-Samuel Little Hoagman,
Warren.
l3 English Poem. Vision of the Saxon
Secr-George Gilman Poindexter, Dresden,
Tenn.
II. English Grafton. Revolutionary Lead
ers-John Nelson Jewett, Madison, Wiscon-
sin.
Is. Literary Disposition. Indebtedness of
Shakespeare to his times-Daniel Cony In
graham, Augusta.
IS. Literary Disposition. The good and
evil genius of Napoleon-George Harvey
Smell, Unity
II. English Oration-Eugene Thompson,
Topsham, excused.
IS. English Grafton. The true doctrine
of Progress-Peleg Stone Perley, Livermore,
MUSIC.
Exercises for the Degree of Master of Arts.
10. English Grafton. The Divine Gov
eminent in Human Society-Rev. John Cot
ton Smith, Bangor.
90. Naledctory Grafton in Latin-Samuel
John Pike, Dover, n. II.
We ''pass" upon the above, as follows-No.
l, conspicuous for correct pronunciation, but
partaking, in style, somewhat of the too COM
mon ''school-boy'' character Nos. 2, and 3,
mediocre; No. 4-superior. no. 6, delivery
somewhat too formal to be gracefnl-No. 7,
absve mediocrity-as well as Nos and o.
No. 10, ditto. IL, mediocre ID, fine Pc
EN-, delivered in nervous, effective style
one of the best performances-perh the bes,
of the class. No. II, superior perfor-
nance, entirely free from the ''school-boy'
style-as was also, to great degree, No Is
No. Is, good-lS, mediocre 10, very SUI
perior performance 20, none the less so.
The 'Ball'' we understand, was an uncom-
monty brilliant affair. The music was by one
of the best bands in Boston, the brigade, ;
and contributed its share of amusement on the
occasion.
The Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity celebrated
their anniversary on Thursday forenoon, by al
Grafton from Rev. VIM B. Spragne, of AL
bany, n. Y, and a Poem by Edward p
Weston, of Gorham. Too much was antici
pated, from the reputation of the Orator
which resulted in some disappointment. The
performances were, however, very creditable
With these, closed the Commencement exer
cises of this highly respectable and time-hon
ored institution of learning-the ''alma-mater'
of many ''gifted son of Maine" May i
ever maintain its well-earned reputation.
FATAL ACCIDENT. A young man named W