The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-07-02

commit a rape, waived examination and recognized
in the OF $1,000 to answer before the Grand Jury
Of the county.
Westbrook SEMINARY.
The annual meeting of this fourishing in
stituton was held on Tuesday of this week AZ
the Seminary building. The officers elected
for the ensuing year are Gen. Samuel F. Her.
s ~ of Bangor, President; Edward Hamblen,
Esq, of Portland, Vice President; Granville
M. Stevens, Esq, of Vestbrook, Recording
Secretary; Rev, w. R French OF Turner,
Corresponding Secretary, and Charles Fobes,
Esq, of Portland, Treasurer The vacancies
occurring this year in the Board of Trustees
were filled by the election of Hon. I. Wash
burn, Jr of Portland, Hon. L. L. Wadsworth,
Jr, of Calais, D. Torrey and Rufus Durham,
Esqs., of Westbrook. .e .-.----..-
The boarding accommodations at the Semi
nary are inadequate to the demand made upon
them, and it was voted that as soon as $4,000
lin addition to the present funds secured for
the purpose) shall be raised. the work of erect
ing new, capacious and convenient boarding
house, to be called HERsEY HALL, in honor of
General Hersey, who has contributed within
the last three years nearly ten thousand dol
lars to the different funds of the Seminary,
shall be commenced. au s-i.+-ffs-.t e.
The anniversary exercises of the Seminary
and Female Collegiate Institute at the new
Universalist Church Wednesday forenoon,
were fully attended and passed off in highly
creditable manner. Chandler's band furnished
the music, which was of course of a high or
der. ..-rr.-- .v....- ...-...-.
The forenoon exercises commenced at ten
o'clock, when, after prayer offered by Rev.
Mr.. Bailey of Belfast. and music by the Band,
Mr.. E. B. True of South Windham delivered
an eloquent GRAFTON upon the subject "Diversi-
ty of Thought" Mr.. J. L. Elder of Windham
selected for the subject of his Grafton 1.-THE
American Farmer referring to Webster and
Lincoln as farmer boys and as the noblest
types of men our country had produced, and
to the mission and influence of the American
farmer upon the country ..-....
knowledge and its Results" by L. 6.
Anthoine of Windham, was an able production
and was well delivered. Taking the ground
that knowledge is as necessary for farmers an
mechanics as for professional men, he proceed
ed to show its advantages and results in all
phases of life and that knowledge always ex-
ats and Ignorance degrades.
'The Result of Little Things" an Grafton by
Mr.. w. C. Shannon of Cape Elizabeth, WAS
well written and delivr-ea, as was also one by
Mr.. G. NJ Knight of Dummersville upon the
-"Perfection of True Manliness," which con-
tanned many beautiful and truly eloquent pas
sages. He spoke of the various ideas and def
nitions of true manliness, defining its chief ele-
ments as truth, moral courage, virtue, wisdom,
right and justice, without which there can be
no true manlihess.
Where all the various parts were SO admira-
bly, performed it would seem almost impossi-
BILE to particularize or praise any single indi-
vidual, but we feel it but an act of Justice to
say that the Grafton of Mr.. J. g. Abbott of
Gardiner upon the "Constitution and its noble
Defenders" was one of the finest productions
we have ever listened to on an occasion of
this kind. After an eloquent tribute to the
trainers and defenders of the constitution
when first the standard of liberty was raised,
over ninety years ego, he spoke feelingly of
the 100000 who now sleep in silent unmarked
graves upon sontharn battlsi0lde. Ho oon-
sidered that it was time that the union was re-
stored and quoted from the Constitution and
high authorities in defence of the arguments
and propositions advanced by him.
.True Heroism" was the subject of an ora
ton by Mr.. G. 7. Knight of South Windham,
which was well delivered and contained many
fine passages.
Of the latter portion of the entertainment
by the ladies of the Seminary we unable to
speak as fully as we would desire from the
fact that from our position were unable to
hear as plainly we could wish. Miss Perss
NJ. Bodwell of Hallowell read beautiful es-
say upon the subject "Life Within makes Life
Without" and Miss Mary G. Buck of Upper
Saltwater upon the subject of "Pride and Prn-
cple."
Miss Rosa l.. Foster of Portland in very
clear and distinct voice read beautiful poem
entitled "Visions = many portions of it con-
tanned ideas and gems of rare beauty.
conversation" was the theme of Miss Mary
A. Libby of Scarboro, and "Unconscious In
huence' of Miss Ellietta w. Libby of the same
place, both essays being well written and Gre
itably delivered. An essay on solitude by
Miss Helena Richardson of Cornish, and one
upon the Dignity of Human Nature" by Miss
Alice M. Tucker of Norway were remarkably
well written efforts. Miss Eta Sawyer of
Auburn read a fine essay upon Courtesy in
clear, distinct voice, and we should award to her
the praise of being the finest reader of the class
After music by the band the diplomas were
conferred upon the young ladies of the gradu-
ating class by Rev. Mr.. Nc Co lister with few
well-timed and appropriate words of encour-
agement and good advice. Misses Bodwell,
Buck, Ellietta Libby, Richardson, Sawyer and
Tucker received the degree of Laureate of Art
and Misses Foster and Mary A. Libby as Lau-
reate of Science.
The young gentlemen of the graduating class
were also addressed by Mr.. McCollister. The
following parting hymn written for the occa-
sion by the Principal was then finely rendered
by Misses Starbird and Wing and Messrs.
Hudson and Thomas, Mr.. E. J. johnson or
ganist: - 4-+-i
Glad Summer smiles in grass and flowers,
Skies freely offer warmth and showers;
Birds sweetly sing in shady bowers; t.=.f-
For earnest work God hath done.
This life is sweet, adorned with love
By Jesus and the Holy Dove,
To educate for Heaven above;
For earnest work our God hath done.
Our faith the lustral light,
Our hope can soar to mansions bright,
Our charity holds all by right;
For earnest work our God hath done.
Our God of love a Student Band
Now clasping thy paternal hand
Would labor for the better land
For earnest work they all hath done..
Our God OF Lowell Their footsteps guide
In wisdom's paths what e'er betide,
Adjoining life as it may glide;
And earnest work they will have done.
Our God of Lowell Encircle them
With light, the light of Bethlehem
Q, Gro wn them with thy diadem
And heaven by them will e'er be won
ODD FELLOWS EXCURSION = Pennacook
Encampment No. 8 OF Odd Fellows, of Con-
cord, N. H., will leave that CITY on "Wednesday