The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-08-04
commencemen, week a. Rrv,.x,.t.

BRUNSWICK, Aug, 2, 1866.
To THE EDITOR OF THE PRESS.
The heavy rain of this morning has par-
tally subsidized, and the clouds are fvinc
swiftly across the sky, but the weather is not
sufilciently clear nor the college grounds suffi-
GENTLY dry to permit the graduating class to
celebrate their Glass Day exercises under '.the
old Oak Tree" therefore they are held in the
church.
A large audience gathered to witness tho
most tender and touching scene in the entire
experience OF college class, and many an old
raduate had his deepest feelings stirred as
ne looked upon "the Farewell" of those Young
men, and was reminded of his Owl class sep
arations.
The exercises were in the main very inter-
esting, and occurred in the following
ORDER.
Prayer by John Allen Chandler Fellows. Bangor.
Oritiou By Hiram Bartlett Tawrencc, Wa,nc
Poem by Henry fcland Chapman, Portlaui.
Chr0l1ces by Ere eric Henry GeIrish, Portland.
ort, Mass.
Parting Address by Joseph Greenleaf Fernald, Po-
Ode, by Delavm Carlton.
Ar.-"Ow Way Ger ne Sea-"
I'm, stay thy eoursol This day cnls boyhool's
Md dawning morrow warns us liieward hence.
r. t.ssiss q te4 si.'' 'sesceFn way
Which ohls ihee 10 ,hy rest.
stay thy ngi.t.
Thou fling OF light!
riiy setting leaves Ia us a telriuI night.
10 heels 10 PRAYER! Ruthless his Eight goes down;
or us no more these Fur. lovci scenes hc' cheer.
Al! we must part.
And sevcr tics grown strong through years Of ioy
Which l'cith nor Hiic impair.
Sun, D. Silui
Yet Stay Thy light;
es'gn not yet hy reign 10 diussome Night.
'nrcsiing Orb! TlloasI brought the hour. we rart;
enccfr,h. nnr jNvs ni,shire.l, we meet The world;
The dark Ia Conlc;
Which yet vim beer 10 dark 81 we be true,
AM aye lie Truth uphold.
~ III we're right
All will Ic bright.
fnr sin and Wrong alone bring lasting night
aste. th.n, o Sun! Trace swirl Thy yearly round,
.>nd ulWn Simc's course may God, thy source, o'cr
E'erseep us safe;
Our Anna ';!acr clown with His high IIuve,
And us, her atare soJ,s
And when we set
Our Ewes in night,
May each eye wake to dawn OF fadcless light
Smoking the Pipe of peace.
The Farewell
The prayer e;irncst ;nd appropriate; the ora
lion WIS flirly written and delivered. but was NOT
marked by originality, neither WIS It web adaTael W
tic OCCASION; the Poem By CHAIRMAN anil 'hc Chronic
lcsby Genisl, both Po-lan boys, were Ii, good tastc
alnghly au clearly cnuncialed, and put the au.li-
ci,c in the best OF humor; " their ''hils' were
;apial, and none appreciated item more than their
lassmatcs, whose pccnliares they brought TO mind.
Tho Prophecy Eliry written, but did not cyince
much brillrcy either in eoueertion delivery; the
.s1riiur n
ot in earestncss and warmth Of icol.ng was hardly
up to the occasion. After singing an Ode composed
by ID. Carleton, member OF tho class, the Pipe of
rcacc WIS smoked and each in turn gr;sped the 9TH
or by the hand, whisper cd aflcctionate frcwell,
ind the class OF 1sCG is now remembered among the
Alumni of sold Bowdoin.
The entire exercises of this Commencement have
boon fully up to those of previous years. the class
inst graduated carries with it the appreciation of the
college officers and the respect of tho citizens of
brunswick in more than ordinary degree.
The prospects of the college increasingly tier
ing; its Alumni arc becoming more and more intor-
cstcd in its welfare; It's officers popular and able;
ats grounds growing more beautiful every year;
It's elegant Chapel is yearly being made choice
aud tasteful by friendly contributions; the young
men who gather hero are of the right sort, and whom
they leave compare fivoraby with the graduates of
any institution in the country But the college needs
and should have moro money; its friends can do no
better service than by cndowng it with liberal fund.
Shall not others be found who will follow the example
Of the honored II. IL. Body, whose prncely dona-
ton is known to every graduate? Upon some such
libcraity to large cxtcntdc the increased sue
cess of institution Of the highest valuc to the State
of Maine. Who will be the first to act?
Examinations for admission TO college occur to-
morrow; the number of candidates am unable TO