The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-07-15
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BRuNswIcK, July 1.-THE weather to-day
was suspicious and the attendance of gradu
ate was unusually large.
The Commencement exercises continued
continued from Ii IL A. NJ. to 3S-4 P. M, and
were according to the following programme:
salutatory Grafton in Latin, by Cassius G.
Dissertation" Despotism,'' by T. H. Bo,rd-
James Dixie, Bath. poS'' -
Literary Disposition" Limitation of Suf-
frage," Norman Call, Newcastle.
Literary Disquisition-aTh Decline of East
wick.
Oration-"G raccei and the Law" by John
Q. Coombs, :.Bowdoinham.
MUSIC.
Oration-aThe Fall Of Carthage" by Thos.
Fl. Eaton of Brunswick.
Observation-Disclosures of Civil Liberty" by
Henry b. Quinby of Biddeford.
Oscar p. Cunningham of Ellsworth.
Literary Disquistion The Sphere of
Thought by Chas. A. Cole of Paris Hill.
Literary Disquisition-" The Date of Sol
ence," by David III. Knowlton of Pennington.
Oration-"Edmund Burke" by Frederic A.
OSS VI Va N~AANs =
MUSIC.
Oration-nLaw in History" by Oscar #.
Dissertation Honor" by John @. Cotton
of Wolfboro, N. H. 49,
Disquisition-'Tomb of Republics" by Fitz-
Allan Woodbury. of Brunswick.
Literary Disqusition-sThe Revolution of
1858" by Jas. I'll. Kennedy of Strong.
Philosophical Disquisition-"Th Study of
Language, by Chas. Rowell of Kendalps Mills
Oration-"The Yelled Prophet" by Clarence
Hale of Turner.
Oration-a Revolutions" by George F. Mo-
sher of South China.
Disquisition-fsThe Future of the South -
by VIM. H. MCDOWELL of Newburyport. Mass
Literary Disquisitiou- Authority, by Ed
ward p. Payson of Westbrook.
Literary Observation-Disclosures" by VIM
H. Perley of Portland.
Philosophical Disquisition-"JohnB Brown"
by Hiram Tueil of West Sumner.
Grafton" Individuality" by Harrison s..
Whitman of Bryant's Pond.
MUSIC.
An grafton for the Masters Degree was de-
livered by Charles NJ. Beecher of Georgetown,
Mass; after which the following degrees were
conferred:
LII. D.-J. G. Kohl Bremen, Germany
Joshua L. Chamberlain; nehemiah Cleave-
land, Topsfeld, Mass.
d. D.-George w. Field, Bangor; Horatio
StebbIns, San Francisco; Stephen Allen, Liv-
ermore Falls. Frederick Gardiner.
Fletcher, Edward A. Kelley, Geo. A Blod get,
Eugene Hale, George L. Goodale, Charles G..
lockwood, Jr.
a. N. in Course Henry L. Chapman, John
J Herrick, George e. Lord, T. II. Gerrish,
A. Boardman, George w. Kelley, William p.
Hussey, George f. Holmes, Russell d. Wood
man, 8. B. Carter, John P. Gross.
a. M. ont of Course. Alexander r. Gree n,
1859; Joseph E. Smith, 1916; s. G. harrington
1850; A. w. Oliver, 1860; James P. Dudley,
a. B. in Course. Frederic Fl. Boardman.
st. Stephen, N. B.; Norman Call, Newcastle;
Charles A. Cole, Paris Hill; Oscar p. Cum
ningham, Ellsworth; Sames Dixie Bath; Thos
81. Eaton, Brunswick; Frederic A. Fogg, Port
lank; Oscar Fitz Allen Greene, Troy; Clarence
Hale, Turner, George w. Hale, Brunswick;
James II. Kennedy, Strong; David II. Knowl-
ton, Pennington; Leavitt Lothrop, Bruins
wick; VIM. 2. Morgan, N. Yarmouth; George
Mos.er, South China; Edward P. Payson,
Westbrook; VIM. III. Perley, Portland; Cas-
sius c. Powers, Pittsfield: Henry b. Quinby,
Biddeford; Frank w. Ring, Portland Charles
Rowell, Kendalps Mills; Hiram Tuell, West
Sumner; Marshman E. Wadsworth, Liver
more Falls; Harrison s. Whitman, Bryant
Pond: Oscar s. Williams, Durham; Fitz-Al-
len Woodbury., Brunswick; Albert Woodside
Wales; VIM. HI. MCDOWELL Newburyport,
Mass
After the exercises at the Church were con-
cluded the officers of the College, graduates
and invited guests, proceededto Commons Hall,
where the usual repast was served according
to custom. After deaconiag and singing the
Commencement hymn, Rev. DIR. Anderson
announced that he was authorized by gradu-
ates of Boston, Portland, Bangor and else.
where, who had contributed to the fund, to
present to Prof Packard, on the occasion Of
his 10th anniversary of his being indicted into
the Faculty, the SUM OF $11OO. Prof P. was
deeply affected, and replied in feeling speech
which was heartily applauded.
Speeches were then made by Gov. Chamber.
lain, Gen. Howard, Hon. John @. Dodge, Geo
f. Talbot, Hon. w. R. Rice of Worcester, Pc,
ter Thacher, Esq, of Rockland, Judge God
dard, and other graduates.
Hon. w. w, Thomas, who has given $100l
towar@s the erection of Memorial Hail. an
nounced that he would give another $1,000
provided $4,000 could be raised on the spot
1t was raised with grea. enthusasn, Presi
dent Harris, Governor Chamberlain, Genera
Howard, Prof Sewall, Messrs. Fuller of Bos.
ton and Rice of Worcester, and many others,
doubling their subscriptions
Great hopes are entertained of new career
ofprosperity for the College, from the enthusi-
assn and liberality Gifts friends. T.
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