The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-07-21
EXAMINATION OF PORTLAND HIGH
SCHOOL.

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The Examination Of the Portland High
School yesterday was an interesting affair, and
the exercises were performed in satisfactory
manner, eyincincing the excellent state in
which this institution stands under the precep-
torate Of Mr.. Stone. There was avery large
attendance, and the exercises of the gradual
ing class were as follows:
Salutatory in Latin, William Mitchell Sargent.
Prose and Poetry Of School Life,
Elizabeth Hannah Smith,
Our Destiny is what we win, .Abbie Jane Mills.
Our Generals. Willard Humphrey Perley.
Forest Worship, Louisa Shaw Bradley.
80 Henrietta Wood Harlow
Unknown Graves Edward S. Erving Mcclellan.
Susan Dennis
Glass History, Elizabeth Wallace Dyer
No Victory Without Conflict,
The Future of America, Frederic Augustine Fogg.
The Workman dies; the Work goes on,
Entrance into Jerusalem, Henrietta Body Thorpe
John Stetson Mathew
Looking TO the End, Maria Albertina Stevens.
Reading of the Comet. "a
Glass Prophecies for the Boys, a-aXAa
William Franklin Shaw Seavey.
Coming Home, Rufus Cutler CushInGn.
Glass Frophecfes,--for the Girls, s.A. n E
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In Sight Of the Promised Land, rs &
Harriet Amelia Leavitt
Out Of School into the World, with the Girls Vale
The Position and Influence Of the Scholar ia Ameri-
cl,-with the Boys Valedictory,
George Emerson Bird.
after the exercises were over, Rev. DR..
Smaller, with some happy and impressive re-
marks conferred the diplomas upon the grad
Mating class.
The distribution of the Brown Medals, pro-
vided by the fund given to the city by the
Hon. John d. Brown, then took place. Hon.
Joseph c. Noyes made some felicitous re-
marks, and presented the six medals to Mas
tiers William NJ, Sargent Rufus G. Cushnlan
and George E. Bird, and Misses Elizabeth w.
Dyer, Henrietta II. Delande and Annie Z.
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The exercises, which had been interspersed
with excellent music, closed by the scholars
singing "Auld Lang Syne.v oid 1900 aoizsias
SALE OF GOVERNMENT VESSELS. - Is.
Marshal Clark sold at auction yesterday, at the
Kittery Navy Yard, several vessels lately in
the employ of the Government There wasaa
large attendance and the bidding was spirited.
The steamer Dawn was withdrawn from the
sale The others sold as follows:
The ATTSAEsAs--a Screw Steamer of light draft
acknowledged, three masts; has one vertical en-
gne diameter Of cylinder 40 inches, stroke of piston
new tonnage law, length 1870 feet; breadth los
feet: depth 10 feet. Tonnage 752. sfa tIa-
Sold for 81, 100, to parties in this city.
The WAMsUTrA-a Screw Steamer, schooner
rigged three masis; has one vertical engine; diam
eter of cylinder 81 inches, stroke of piston 80 inches
Registered dimensions required by the new tonnage
law -leagth 127 feet, breadth 1878 feet depth $50
feet. Tonnage 30. &tf
Sold for $14,50O. She is to be put upon her
old route between New Bedford and New
York. HiAa si- 1872 51 Ae@ta
The Bark ETHAN ALLEN--a fine modelled vessel
of The following registered dimensions required by INC
new tonnage iawEength 1910 feet, breadth 3O,It
ieet depth "a feet Tonnage &c., sgrfg
Sold for $4,000 slsid aoiisg
The Bark RoEBUcK is Of the following registered
dimensions required by the new tonnage isw, =
eagth 132s feet breadth rs 43 feet depth a. Al feet
Tonnage ASS.
Sold for S14,100. W. 'lsa 4
The schooner Henry JAMES is of the following
registered dimensions required by the new tonnage
law; Length lo9l5 1eetj breadth 29G5 feet; depth
Sold for SO, 100.