The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-07-23

Some misapprehenSion seems to have exist
ed in the minds of some as to the arrange
ments for the proposed convention on the 4th
of August. Many have supposed that the as
sembng of this convention at Portland would
involve the necessity OF heavy expenditures on
the part OF the city or its citizens for the en-
tertainment of delegates, and we have heard
large sums named as likely to be called for for
this purpose.
We have been requested, therefore, to say
that all these apprehensions are groundless;
that the convention is to be purely business
convention, involving 40 expense whatever to
the city or citizens, except the necessary ar
rangements 70: preserving order and the print
ing of the proceedings, for which ample pre-
| parations are made.
| Should the weather be favorable an excur-
sion in the harbor and the ordinary amuse-
| ments of the evening will come into requisl-
ton, as circumstances may require.
| We should regard the proposition of making
| the occasion mere festivity fatal to legiti-
mate business As the Boston Herald says:
| The convention will be composed of practi-
| cal men, who are at home on these great ques-
| tons affecting our material prosperity. and no
| doubt their treatment of the questions will be
| highly instructive, the more especially as they
| are bound to no particular party, but have an
| eye single to the material prosperity of our
| commercial interests now languishing under
oppressive laws.
Fortunately Portland is favorably situated
| for such convention. 1t is alike accessible to
the citizens of British North America and the
| United States, by means of International lines
Of steamers and railways, with ample hotel &C
commodations. The convention meets at
time when the inhabitants of our great cities
! are driven from their homes by the heat of
summer, and will naturally seek Portland as
the coolest and most inviting retreat to be
found in New England at this season of the
year.
HIGH SCHOOL ExAMINAT1oN.-The annual
examination of the High School took place
yesterday, and the exercises were of the most
satisfactory character. The sem-annual re-
port of the school shows increased proficiency
in the pupils, the average rank attained the
past year being 366 against 1862 the previous
year. The graduating class is as follows nine
of whom, viz, Bickford Bird, Cole, Cummings,
Deering, Dow, Furlong, Jones and Richardson
have already entered college:
Alphonso B. Averil, Clarence A. Bickford,
Arthur S. Bird, Frank "a. Cole, George H.
Cummings, Frederic H. Cushman, Edgar HI.
Deerng, Frederick G. Dow, George w. Ed
mond, Augustus G. Fuller, Benjamin E. Fur
long, George w. Jones, Augustus o. Leavitt,
John Leavitt, Adrian A. Little, James P Ly-
man, Edward E. Morris, James P. Richardson
Manfred Fl Wildes, Charles H. Worcester.
Ella L. Adams, Ella M. Adams, Hattie Z. Bal
| ley Emma L. Bateman, Mariana Bateman,
Annie j. Clark, Harriet A. Deering Ella M.
Dresser, Georgia Elder, Frances M. Elwell,
Alice L. Fernald, Harriet w. Fox, Alice M.
Gegenheimer, Elva A. Gilkey, Sophia E. Hart,
Fannie A. Haskell, Mary j. Hersey, Ella A.
Kendall, Fannie e. Knapp, Isabel +. Law
| renee Clara E. Munger. Florence M. Patten,
Nellie A. Patten, Mary P. Phillips, Olivia E.
Phillips, Ellen r. Pickering Clara S. Pierce,
Mary E. N. Plummer, Mary L. Powers, Jennie
| A. Redon Edith f. Smith, Ella A Smith, Ju-
liza r. Staples, Alice Turner Carrie M. Wey.
mouth-55.
The statistics for the term were as follows:
Boys. Girls. Total.
Whole No. of pupils enrolled. III 1872 1928
Average No. belong for the term 134.8 1871 1903
1.or contage of attendance. :.153I 1915 SoI
Number not absent once ........ 81 90 ia
Average Rank of School. ......... 361 3.71 3.66
number OF days in term. 100
The highest rank attanable in scholarship is
| represented by A; but the rank expressed by 8
is regarded as respectable scholarship.
The graduating exercises take place at IL
| o'clock this afternoon.