Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-06-16
Commence ment and Exhibition OF the
Maine Wesleyan Seminary and Fe-
male College.


snsneenent exercise Of this old. tiue-hos.
or-d inssitstioa. The composition for n
Prize in Deolsnaatioa and Reading on We'd
nesslay. spirited. enthasissiic exercise.
Part. -ere assigned to 20 yoang g-ntlemcn
aad ladies'. and only ore asked - BE- en-
eused. and that on account Of sickness
The speaking and rcAdiag ~as excellent.
AmOng the genileBcn Who hal Parts A.
signed theu. we're three 90 Oxford Couniv
bows. Gas. =. Ras aont. DiNhcd. aad
wnliam \. ShurtleH. South PARIS. Who
10Th scgaiitel themselves handsomely. aad
A Harvey Reed. Of R,Nbary. ~ b was cN-
eased on Account Of sickness.
The Prizc for the best ,leciansiion va
awarded 10 George L. Palmer o. Rock port.
wso AAs served has CO uniry as Captain in
the L. :. Army. and whose scars anil par.
alyEed arm. show b. - brave fs.lou.
For best reading. The prize vas gisrn to
Miss Ellen NJ. HAich Of sanford We'd
nesday thcrv was a rsgnion % tie A 'ma
Mater AMI friends OF toe irsiiiution IN ibe
College Chapel. Tharsiay forenoon the
Calii0PeAn All AielPh.aa >scictics werv
aslr-ssed by Rev. y. +. Cobleigh. ID. d.
Of Boston. pr. Cobicich - now editor ~
Zion. Herald. bat for nine year. va Pro
frsscr and President 81 an Illinois sollcec.
lie = a. eloquent. captivating speaker. and
has enough OF the 80 cstcrn siyle- 20 car.
~ has audience with ban a. BIS iii TIE
Poem vas b. JoscPh 4. woodmar. Esl-.
OF Augusta. a very crcdibic Performance on
that eHhaastlcs- subject. 90 Toe triumph Of
truth over error
In the afternoon thc exercises ,ook place
IN the Chsrvh mar the C5licgc. cousisiing
81 original DcciAnaiions and Readings. ard
awarding 81 prizes. T-cnty-0ne ,ouas
ladies' a. -satleuaan had parts on ihc
~hole. tbcir performance were cNcrleut.
and uoz'd have hoaorcd any Coiirse Ia
New Ea-land Tbs e. Crown ~ou. nos
worn. b. Miss Green % Pcru. Wo-ls-
~ Mss Alien Of Keats Ilil. "kashlon
by Mi.. Randall 81 Augusta 90 Thc
MonArch's Les-oa- b. Ms Huntington e
Halio~eu i.oyali,~ ~ Miss Doe %
Nsssaiboro'. and thc .'Vaiadictory by No.
Hatch oi STAFFORD. on the ladics' side
80 I-4dy Jane GRAY b. Abbott OF Album
dslc. Mass - Richard Cotdca- by Par
ker q jay. Warf.rc q Life b. Palmer
Of RocsPort. and geHtienan's Yaladieiory
~ Josselyn q ThIi,P.. were al super,or
periorners- Diplomas IN The Normal
Course vcrr awarded % ~ a. Hate oi SAN
ford. AL Miss Alica % R-adErli. and Ia
The SEMINARY Course % Th~ollors A jesse
lyn ~ Phillips.
The Dvgrrc 4. Il. Was coaicrrcd on
Louisa r Ailea % Keats HIl. MAY J.
Allen 81 Portland. Enusa r Fisk q Real
sel3. Mar l. Hatch at sanford and Em-
ma L. Hantington % Haiioweu TIE
prizes awarded ~crr a. follows Painting.
Ellen VI Hsfch STAFFORD P~unan.hip. la
belle Blackwell. Wat-rtowu. Mass- Book
kerpiag. Sarah + Doe. Nassalhoro' Com
position. Chas. NJ Parker. Jay and Lo-i.a
/ Allen. Hcnt's HM.
The Nusic vas BY Prot Eminr rs
Ocbestra Baa4. and aadeI mach o. tbe oc-
casioE. The Attendance uas very large.
the Wcatbcr pleasant. ani every ihin- pas.-
ed Of pieasantly. The Insiiiution ue,er
vas tn 80 hcuri,hins condition a. nov.
Prom The caiaioEue it appears that SO .fI-
deuis attended ite school tilc past war. 50
teen q wLica we're from Oxford County.
The Ins;itltion D. free frou dcii wih a
snail invested fsnd. Is friends are inau-
gurating movements o. make additions CD
o. bsi.i.ng.. ari cnl0v 40 icasi TO per-
Haneni ifoicssor-hirs q Las ar able corps
e Pruicssors anI tca-h~r.. Ilon. n =
IsTsey. J. /. u. wLo las p-~silel over b,
FOR sixteen YEAR. b. siiu a. Lis post. one q
tie most poi.alar and snccessili teachers ia
Me- Eus'and