The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-08-14
Commencement at Colby Unfversity.

commencement at Colby University.
g 81 WArERvnLE, August y, 1858
20 the Editor of the Press:
The regular exercises of the graduating class
took place yesterday at the Baptist church,
according to the following programme:
/. Oration-Practcal Scholarship.
William Heman Clark, North Hancock.
2. English Oration-Waste:
g. English Grafton Conflict of Opinion.
har IS leoni las Clay. Andover n; H.
Thomas Melvin Butler, Hancock.
8 English Oraton-The Sphere of Esthetc Gull
ture William oliver Aver, Jr., Bangor.
6. English 0ration-Contrasts
7. English Ora ion-Life and its Phases
George sion Davis, Allied.
8. English Oration-Epochs.
Julian Daniel Taylor, Wfnslow.
9. English Oratior-Causes OF the L ate War.
Reuben Wesley Dunn. waterville.
TO- Dissertation-The Oneness Of God in Nature
David Palmer, Grafton, vt.
II. English Oration-Modesty.
Henry Malcolm Hapkinson, Fort Fairfield;
lions. John AXE 'ilough, Danbury, n. ID.
49, English Grafton Estimates of Greatness.
.,.,1'.-T' Henry Carlton Halowell, Bangor.
II. English Grafton The Safeguards lof Liberty.
*Frederick Augustus Waidron, Buckfeld.
IL English CRATIC 1.-The Search FOR Law.
Edwin Sumner Small, Waterville.
The best parts, those which exhibited the
most careful thought in composition. and the
greatest excellence in defamation, were those
of Clay, Aver, Taylor, Hallowell and Small
This class is considered by the Faculty a very
able one, and their performance yesterday
fully sustains the praise of the officers.
The degree of A. B. was conferred upon the
graduating class; the degree OF A. M. in
course upon Fl. H. Grover, Charles V. Han
son, George W. Glove, William T. Chase, w.
II. Lambert, A. D. Small; A. NJ. out of course,
upon w. P. Young, class of 1854; d. D. upon
Rev. Jos. Kicker of Augusta, Rev. Phyletus
B. Spear of Madison University; LII. D. up
on Prof. William Matthews of Chicago Uni
versity; A. NJ. upon Rev. John McKenly of
Lebanon, N. H., and Rev. Cyrus Tibbetts of
Damariscotta.
The first prize for excellence in composition
and defamation, at the Junior exhibition,
Monday evening, was awarded to Abraham
Willard Jackson of Turner, and the second to
Justin Kent Richardson of Buxton.
The Trustees at their session, elected Julian
Daniel Taylor of Winslow, a member of the
present graduating class, as tutor. Mr.. Taylor
is fine scholar, whose two efforts during the
week. the class Grafton and the regular gradu-
ating part yesterday, displayed great degree
of thoughtful discrimination. The election Of
Mr.. Taylor as tutor is the introduction of the
young elemhnt into college management.
The Trustees also adopted a scheme for cleo
tive studies presented by the faculty. This in.
novation upon old customs, will commend it.
self to all friends Of the college. The educators
of this country are fast becoming convinced
that the time spent upon Greek and Latin in
| our colleges, is wholly disproportionate to the
| Importance of the studies. Now that the peo-
pie Of the United States are brought into such
intimate relations with the nations of Europe
relations of a business and social nature, the
Importance ola thorough knowledge of the
| modern languages cannot be overestimated
The Sciences also in this practical age of ours
are of infinitely more consequence to the
young men Of the cotntry, than the most init
mate acquaintance with Greek roots or meta
physical theories. We see no reason why prac
tical studies will not afford discipline to the
mind as well as those which are never used.
AT the Commencement dinner speeche.
were made by Gov. Chamberlain, Prof. Mat
thews, Col. Buck of Alabama, Rev. j. f. Elder
of New Jersey, and Rev. Mr.. Gould of Bangor
The concert in the evening was very fully
attended, and was a fl finale to the exercises Of
the week. President Champlin's levee in the
evening was attended by the beauty and fash
ion which had come up to the Anniversary.
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