The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-16

and were attended BY largo sunbsv, who we're much
assvsd in he psvfos.ascss s pssfosmsrs seemed V
Asinassd dealing with your audissCs. Sir"
ne prizes awarded to-n,n, Loriug, Of Levin
ton; second, A. Aob.ti, Of Nofrdeswooi; third, A. j.
oKArloN AND PoM.
The bu!ness Of Tuesday was nc anniversary Grafton
Sns is IN ss saa .nS
fer is motto Piaos loqseNtes sesNpr hobss and the
latter founded in l8oSsut non existent for .cvcral
not" Formerly there mosaces were kept . profound
secret and the ansvesarles Of the two sooeses we're
ed, ;,sy great s '1 s:s vss wsV
before wiser counseh. The orator this year was Rev
4. ?. Peabody, ID, Of Ports~outh, n b., and The
The GRAFTON was on the identity Of and ART and
original and philosophical Discourse veil staptei
which il would be difficult 70 give title
In the evening Dodworth's bard gave concert. 70
which all levers or good Eiusc locked ana were ven
paid in spite Of compressed hoops and rumped shirts
CONFIRMING DEGREBs-THE GRADUATES AND THEIR
FER sORMANoK
Wednesday, unfortunately for everybody, was very
cises be held was crowded. spite the
The following the names Of the gradua,ang class the
largest wbicn ever graduated at this institution
Francis Page Adams, William Henry Anderson, Ebeue
Bean, Samuel Clifford Beloher Lewis Ofem0nd Bras
tow Charles Henry Burbank Horace Beriah
Henry Currier Henri, Dame, Walter Eaoch Darling, Ed
wssd Eastman, Aampden Fairfield, John Nelson Faicr,
Andrew Goodwin, Henry Sidney Hsgar, Charles H.nln.
jobs Buren Haselon James Tracy kewes David Sdther
land Hbbsrd Henry Ripley Howard. John Barrett Hub
bard, Thomas Hamin Hubbard, Benjamin Ba-ne Kings
Malcolm kcIrtro, Edward gaglsy Merrill, Thomas FREQ
man Noses, Henry Newbeein, Charles Lewis Nichols Ed
ward Parker, Jr Charles Weston Pcs1.d George Wash
Rand Charles Henry Reynolds, Nathaniel Augustus Rob
bins, John CrockeW Sanborn, Daniel Freeman Smith,
Samuel Barrett. Stewart, Abner Chase stookn, Cyrus
Stone, Lyman SAwin Strickland, James Charles si out,
Francis Waterhousc, Granville Clifford Waterman
The der Of exercises embraced the OF nearly
half he GLARS, whose performances were very almAr To
all such ffors on like occasions
would be invdious to institute any COMPARISONS; but
the Masters Grafton, by Mr. Symondg, Of New York,
emneptly worthy Of mention, even among the perform
ances Of the occasion from men OF ripe cusare and es
until five O'Clock. To the great credit Of ''0h BoSdoin
not single honorary degree conferred and should
be remembered and mentioned 10 her honor that she
example worthy Of imitation IN Withholding degrees
The infrequency with which degree OF d or LII D. ID
bestowed by tais college renders special compliment
when 1t does come.
BANQUET TO THE ALUMNI-LRvEB AND BALL.
AT The conclusion oil the exercises the alumni adjourned
by their feat that the "faaera baked
meats I, With which the tables generally spread
such 40 occasion had the relish OF royal Feast speech
pie, and the assembly broke mp, by singing az vas des-
cened oct to 'hem line by line by the President, the
Let children hear The mighty deeds,
TO the tune of est Martn's.n
Then the Pretdents levee, and afer wards the
cement ballhe bright particular attraction for
young ladies who have brothers, cousins, better
stl, lovers among the college Students. It would be
unfair tell how the fair daughters Of Maine captvated
the heayts Of the susceptible undergraduates AMI the
cJnpacent graduaes by wearing their secret society
badge ribbons. VIA, hesrtreniiDg to see how cruelty
they sacrificed these devoted young gentlemen Fortu.
Este for them hat vacation Immediately ensres he
rank books weud show percepble falling Of 2 the list
Of B." the first scholar"
PHI BETA gAfPA GRAFTON.
Thursday morning ho hi Beta Kappa Society me-, and
sixteen members of the graduating elsss we're elected
members after which Rev Slliuol Harris, CT the Bangor
theological Seminary, graz 22to Of me Of 1888.
fully prepared high torea Gad scholarly production.
Hon George Evans fesder. OF ;5e bl Seia Kappa So
cety, and has attended overs coumea cement since his
graduation In 1876 Eycr when n Congress be would de-
his post at Wssh rather than fail 10 be present
al The yearly gathering OF the sous OF Alma Mater.
On the came day Alumni Society was formed, Of
which Hon VIM Pit Fesscnden, OF the class Of 1922.
President Nehemiah cleveland, Esq, of Br ,okiyn, Of
the class OF 1918, chosen for hi next year
CONCLUDING ADpRRsS--TRIAL EXERCISES.
In the afternoon Mr. Edward Everett repeated his stale
address Warrington 70 . crowded audience In the
Congregational church The lAudabity or Mr. Everesps
meve disarms nil criticism Of the merits OF his perform
few ievees In the evening-casual and hearty meetings
among cid and long separated friends-wAks and talks
more az Of DID, under the shade Of the pine groves
behind the colcgeshurred and regrcul parpgs % tho
st train for the night left the staton-were all that
NAMED 10 be done and seen Of Commencement at Bow
do,p in 1857.