The Portland daily press., 1870-06-10

paper in that city, something like Punch,
printed some wood cuts in late issue, of the
seven robbers heads which We're recently
brought in as trophies; and ON the opposite
pac represented the heads of the seven men,
bers of the Cabinet. The printer, in the con-
fusion, not knowing which party represented
the Government Of Greece, put the names of
the ministers over the brigands' heads, and
Uice UerSd. Of course the sheet was sup
pressed by order of the King. Athens is not
in a jOvial mood just now, and no joke is rel
ished, but any Greek you meet will tell you,
with solrowiul cOunteDanee, that it was q
most natural mistake.
II Inhibition and Commencement Of Maine
Wesleyan Seminary and Female
College.
KENT's HILL, June g. 1870.
10 the Editor Of the Press:
This school is one of the oldest in the State
having been opened in 1921. 1t was originally
founded by Luther Sampson, Esq, who gave
it farm and ether property, amounting to
some $4,000. 1t was designed by its founder
as a charity school, and for the first twenty
years of its existence had connected with it a
manual labor department. A large number of
young men awaited themselves of its privileges
during this time; but while it was benefit to
them, it sunk the school into almost hopeless
insolvency. For several years following this it
was balancing between life and death, but af-
ter severe struggle, through the earnest eff
forts of few of its friends, the Indebtedness of
the institution was provided for; the old acad-
envy building, which had become unsafe, was
taken down, and new building of very med
dina foJ
since, through the persevering, persistent eff
forts of some of its friends-the leading spirits
be ing DIR. Torsey and the Rev. DR.. Stephen
Allen-the present splendid college building
was erected-the charter amended making it a
Female College, thus placing the institution
upon permanent basis. Since that time the
institution has been a complete success.
The old academy building was last year
taken down and new one is being erected for
chapel lecture-room, laboratory, library
room, &C. 1t will be splendid edifice, about
70x5Oft, three stories, with a French roof, built
of brick, with tower. Towards the erection
of this edifice, S. r. Bearce, ESQ.,, of
Lewiston, has generously contributed $1O,-
0CO, Hon. William Deering of Port
land $4,000, and quite a number of other
Sculltiucu nave given HDcTdliy, dlGuOuSu UOb
SO largely as Messrs. Bearce and Deering
About $50, 900 is needed to complete this new
enterprise, and DR.. Jersey is continued FL
nancial agent to raise it among the friends Of
the school.
The catalogue just out shows that $50 stu
dents have attended the school the past year.
1t has an able corps of Professors, at the head
of which stands its popular President, DR.. Tor
sey. Doctor Jersey has been at the head of
| this school some twenty six years, and has had
| a larger number of young gentlemen and Ia
| dies under his training than airy other teacher
| in Maine.
The Institute has in real and personal estate,
including the subscriptions to the new chapel
building about $780, 900, and is free from debt
| Tuesday evening was devoted to prize de-
clamation and reading. The programme was
as follows:
MUSIC.
Dead on the Field of Honor.
A. " Lcwel Unity.
The Slaves of Martinique.
,.,,ns ma Miss O. N G. Elton, Alma
Obedience to Law. D. P. Hatch, Dresden.
Miss A. M. Wing, Winthrop.
RoDesplerre'S Last speech.
S. f. Farnham, Palmyra.
The Famine. Miss A. Small. Belfast.
Extract l.. A. Barker, Stetson.
Pericles to the People,
j. N French, North Yarmouth.
Paradise and the Peri
neratus at the Bridge Miss l. r. M ta ssaa Ms
| A Legend. Miss A. r. Graves Hallowell
MUSIC.
| Destruction OF Jerusalem.
| A. E. Andrews Biddetord
Maud Muller. Miss e. A. White, Winthrop.
Regulus to the Roman Senate.
The Vision of Sir Launfal w.
Miss s. A. Foss, Kendall's Mills.
The Traitors Death.
| W.. G. Hunton, Readfeld.
Nothing TO Wear.
| Miss S. E. Currier, Halowell.
Duty Of Literary Men to their Country.
L. W. Staples, Clinton.
| High Tide. Miss s. M. Wilson, GOrham.
MUSIC.
The Loss of the Arctic.
| B. +. Leighton, Monmouth.
WOgnSeS Child Miss NJ H nos Dsr0
~ Miss S. M. Cannon, Chicago, Ill.
MUSIC.
Spartacus to the Roman Enjoys
j. P. Williams, New Portland.
No Sect in Heaven. Miss =. c. Burr, Holden.
TIE Bible. G. M. Warren, Deer Isle.
Extract. H. Washburn, Ga,ena, III.
The Honored Dead
Ell. Atkins Kennebunkport.
Extract. Miss S. L. Pope, Manchester.
MUSIC.
Virginius to the Roman Army.
| W. W. Woodbury., Monmouth.
| Ansel Smith, Norsh WAY ,e.
The Diver. c. w. Hill, Biddelord.
The performances were alike creditable tt
the institution and the students The com
mit.ee to award the prizes consisting of Rev
DR.. Allen of Livermore Falls, Hon. Nelson
Dingley, Jr, of Lewiston, and Gen. Perry Of
Oxford-have not yet made public their award.
Yesterdays at two o'clock the address before
the Calliopean and Adelphian Societies was
given by Rev. DIR. Gilbert Haven Of Boston,
and the poem by Rev. David H. Ella of Lynn.
The Address occupied some hour and half in
its delivery, and was listened to with profound
attention throughout. His subject was eyes.
terday, To-day and Tomorrow 1 have nc
time or space to give even an analysis of this
able address, 1t was DR.. Haven all over-terse
pointed, spiced up with wit, keen with satire
nearly all our NEST radical reformers.
| The poem was beautiful, scholarly produc.
ton, written in faultless style, and delivered
with fine effect. "To win and wear" was his
theme, handled with masters hand,
To-day exhibition and commencement ex-
erclses come Oft, in which twenty-s;x young
gentlemen and ladies are assigned parts.