The Portland daily press., 1867-08-15
wArERvILLE, Aug. II, 1856

lH ipoohdiu DWiSHt CdfNcf, duSc.
Charles Leondas Clay, A dover, N. H.
IS. The Heroic in Sin.
4.7 lI'il Julian Daniel Taylor, winslow.
IA. Genius and Talent. 5000 tasifisel fti 3 n
sEdmund franklin Merriam, Hanover, N. H..
15. Social Progress Impcrceptible.
E. D. -"A Edwin Sumner Small, Watervie.
16. The Influence OF Adyorsty.ag ID sRBgs Z
sees. John Blake Clongh, Danbury, N. H.
AExcused tlf -adioaf l0P st1tlSI03 i9
The committee, consisting Of Rev. DIR. Shell
don of Watervile, Rev. N. M. Williams Of
Danvers Mass, Rev. DIR. Weston of Now York,
Prof VIM. Mathews of Chicago, and Rev. Ed
ward Hawes of Philadelphia, met yesterday
and awarded the first prize to Clay of A ndover,
N. H., and the second to Hallowell of Bangor.
Carver of Lagrange and Small of Watervlls
were thought worthy Of honorable mention.-
Indeed the performance as a. whole deserves,
high commendation for merit both in compost
tion and in delivery. There were few errors in
pronunciation and no errors in syntax. It is
understood that the committee had consider
able difficulty in agreeing upon the award, ow-
ing to the unusually high average Of merit
The Alumni held their celebration yesterday
afternoon. The public exercises were held III
the Baptist church, Gen. III. M. Plaistedsof the
class of 1858, presiding. The opening prayer
was made by Rev. DR.. jeremiah Chaplin, of the
class of 1928. DR.. Chaplin is the son of DIR.
Jeremiah Chaplin, senior, the first president of
the college, and resides now in New Orleans.
where he is at the head of theological semin-
airy for the instruction of colored Minister'S
The grafton was delivered by Prof VIM Math-
ews of the class Of 1885, Mr.. Mathews, who is
perhaps best known as the former. editor 6f the
Yankee Blade, is now professor Of history and
rhetoric in the University Of Chicago. His
subject was the use and abuse of words, or the
relations of thought and language Hit is an
abuse Of words to use too many of them. Prot.
Mathews illustrated that particular abuse. His
essay was Q treat-but alasl it was also a treat
ise, He had emptied his note book into this
discourse, after the German fashion. The es-
say was as full of good things as plum pud-
ding, and almost as indigestible. If he had
sifted out the more common and trite illustra-
tons the breadth of reading which his address
showed would have appeared even more plain
y, and the enjoyment of his hearers would
have escaped the slight alloy of impatience
which made itself felt towards the. close. s,5isi
At a business meeting, which was held af-
ter the conclusion of the address, Con. IPlaisl
ted was reelected president of thesassociaton;
Prof. .. E. Hamlin, of tine class, of 1851, was
reelected secretary; Mr. r. B.. Foster of 1855,
Rev. A. T.. Crane of 1856, and Mr.. Nathaniel
Meader OF 1863, were elected councillor On
motion of Rev. A. r. Crane, a, resolution, Of
which notice was given last year, amending
the constitution so as to admit men who have
received honorary degrees from the college to
the association, was taken up aud ndopted-
The meeting then adjourned and the alumni
marched in procession to the Town Hall where
a collation. was 10 readiness 1t was the first
procession of alumni ver seen in the streats o;
WatervIle. After the collation. the necrolopv
was read by Prof Hamlin, as follows: ,t..f a..
The number of deaths that are, known to
nave occurred among the alumni during the
year is fou r. laoii h4ll n9di 20 -Fisff' ? TGa
uOf the class of 1928, HERMoN STEVENS died
IN Wateryille, March 10, 1867, aged 81 years
tie was thesecond son Of Isaac and Lois I,owl
Stevens and was born in Waterville, 1906. His
father was one of the earliest settlers and his
mother one of the first natives of the town Mr..
Stevens was fitted for college in what was
called the Grammar School" which was held
at the college and taught successively by sever
al of the early graduates. This school was
discontinued when the Academy was opened.
year 1880.
Among his surviving classmates are Hon.
James Brooks OF the city of New York, Rev
DR. Jeremiah Chaplin of New Orleans, Rev.
Dr. Il. Il. Cummings of Concord, N. H.. and
Hon. Abraham Sanborn of Bangor Is 5s8d
Alter graduating he became a student-at law
with Hon. Timothy Boutelle of Waterville.
lie commenced practice at Rockland (then
East Ihomastcn) where he remained for more
than thirty years, and until the malady which
terminated his life compelled him TO retire |
fom his profession. He then returned to his |
native atown, where he spent the last two or |
tnree years OF his life at the old homestead, |
under the care of devoted sister The cause |
OF MS death was cancerous affection of |
which his father and two sisters previously died.
blr. stevens was never married. |
Z, OF the class of 1849, THOMAS FLINT Barron 4
died in Oldtown7 Feb 1867, aged Al wears
He was the eldest son Of Crosby and Suhii
Ware (Patten) Barton, aud was born in Sid |
ney 10 Dec, 1926. He fitted for college chiefly
at the district school of his fathers neighbor-
mood. he was one of the first scholars of a |
very able and studious class, and took a high
rank in all the studies of the course, but had |
q special love and aptitude for the classics
He studied medicine, after graduati,,g with
Dr. n. H. Boutelle of Waterville and DR.. Asa
DanIofth OF Norway, attending his first course |
OF lectures at the medical school connected |
with Dartmouth College, and second co,l,se |
at Jefferson Medical College, PhiIadelpbia |
where he took the degree of Doctor of Medi7
cine on the 9th of March, 1852. In August of /
tin! tne same year ne began to practice his pro-
iesslon at Jefferson in this State, where he
llved TIL January 1865, when he removed to
oidtoWn. Through the whole of his college |
course ana all the years of his professional
iiie, he was so delicate in health that it was on
ly by the utmost prudence and regularity in
his mode of living that he was able to do his |
daily duties, which, however, were always per-
formed with the most scrupulous exactness |
and fidelity But with all his judicious self
n1OanQnf no fraiI i
ly gave way, and he died of pulmonary con-
sumption, which seems to have been Inherited
from his mother, who with three of her four
children died of that disease ...-,l.---z- -
be married Nov. "a, 1862 Mary A., daughter
of Hon. Henry Richardson of Oldtown. She. !
with one of their two children, survives him
The writer would do injustice to his own
feelings were he to make this notice of a dear
friend OF his youth the mere record of facts
and dates, to which needful limits and propri-
ETY. alike restrict his neurological notes in
general
DIR. Barton's mind was clear, comprehensive
ana well-balanced. Perhaps its most striking
S;a;s, Sfa was certain calm and, TO speak, ju-
MA. MI Joerhess, that was remarkable in degree
4 ne moral character was a fit conn arnart ri |
,ue 1Iehlai. says brother alum nus who
knew him from childhood: she was the Dpreat
',n laa. mat ever knew" He was
tnoroughly honeSt ana one could not but douht |
whether this honesty was more the nacesSaru
outgrowth of his intellectual constitution or cs |
his moral convictions. His opinions, general
scholarship, professional knowledge-in fact
every feature of the outer and inner man bore
the stamp Of genuine honesty. Men hastened
70 70 pestow their confidence upon character
mat was recognized at glance as truly noble,
~; auu II needs hardly to be said that in profess
.lon ,l' W Whlcn society commits SO many sacred
aus ,aus's a.d where 20 much depends upon sound
ness OF heart and head in the practitioner |
'uGh q y man was emnently successful, The
;aii y IL ior MS services lar outdrew his physical
lDlllty TO respond; and his removal fir nm .Jef
erson was felt rs bereavement nv the .citi-
ens. The high esteem accorded to this nniet | ;
lnobtrusive nature was the Spontaneous tr;h,
lte to solid worth. A SrD ''-'' {
Feeble as he was in body, he yet kent I'M his I
outhful studies purely from the love of them,
Gear by year he read the Latin authors, and
he Greek Testament was his constant com
'anion riia f5f i4tri8l 4a gsa4A %
his friend and classmate, Rev. Mr.. Small of |
states that "during his last months his
no u.s. experience was remarkably interest
. a. nne last letter he ever wrote expressed
nd tr,'st m''er most clearly the christians hope
: VI the class of 1853 FRANK P,.umrp died of
holera, in the city of nvaan,nn, uiou To,,,o a
Sept lS66, aged 80 years and {; mant,Is H.
gas son or Henry j. and Rebecca 9vosaS .
Tuner, and was born In Goffstown. N n
SN. lie prosecuted his preparatory stu3;as g
nder Mr.. Chafiin, principal of the i1st;tut;n.
New Hampton, N. III. After LEAVING coi,aor +
e began to study law with Messrs Foster and !;
yer OF Manchester, but removing to Daven-
or5 IN JAN, 1866, he there completed his legal a
tIales with Mr.. Geo. s. C. Dow, formerly Of o
.aservilie, and commenced practice, in which
e continued till his death. : i.IIl-' ~ -
He martial o / u