The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-03-12
DAILY PRESS.
PORTLAND.
S.turdav Nor ing, March IL, 1870.
Our Dcnf Mutts.
EXHIBITION by STUDENTS OF COLUMBIA
CoLLEeE-REMARKABL DISPLAY OF

our Demi ""Hs'
pxurp,rror nv srrnrrrs OF coIryMn1A
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coLLEeE--EEMAhkAB DiSrLAi or
KNOWLEDGE.
We have baan ,or,, ,,,,o,, ;,,o-ostod In tba
renort or a., a,L,..,,
do.,,,s ~ eAn,'il'oh oI three young SUI
tue Co'umoia institution for the
Deal and Dumb al Washington, Given at the
State Capital at Annapolis. Md. upder the
guidance O, Prof. Ga,londot pros;,,.t - 49,
Colooa , fav dove s;, u 'De
90 IL" 'aS' s'nce.
VI prih" introduced 10 his audience the
IioIe,sor maue irW remarks as TO the course
ol STUDY pursaea at tne College. 1t Is the on
Ins.ilution Il. lhe world IN which young
hen uopl.eu VI ,nS iac.i'ies OF bearing and
.PeeIu a'o eUoEs'eeu III lie DrancneS usually
.ausn' ~ rs ooneSe course, ana regularly grad
e NHo,sS vi SI''uv embraces all the
n,Snel A.uSi isn orahcnes, pnilosop les, me-
cnanlcs' lne niSner mathematics, the mental
auu inoia' a se,ences, Latin and little Greek.
1, ioi. oa,i"u1V. tuSn SAID that the young gen
.ieiof I'LL W.T." u.ni were students IN the College;
TWO y, 'nein were IN the Senior class, and
WV wia,o uops'H T.; 'uear , course next June; the
o.u,. viS We, 80 .ue oopuo.nore Grass. lie
"isueu Inc Sou.'eMen present 10 propose such
srnlecls aS stuuents IN ne senior Class OF a
Coie9e uiiSot pe eApecteu 10 wite upon In
tellisently. "A biack'Ooard was put up behind
tne Speakers desk, ana MI. Wn. l.. Bud, OF
Soniircllcn.. an nielIsent CHOOSING ana rather
.anu'ohe youis lnan, steppe~ upon tue pat
ad ~ to"n "' pee TO % Srayon ~ MS, ms ss.d
,''.sI ,ooMeI out upJn .ue auuienee viii an easy
n;a ,,' %sseo al, ~, .ao1 Meaiins an eA
p.essioh .nat ,hisut nave Deen inte'preted'
on wi.n y1.i euessons!
~, Da,i ooe eaiu tuat ue "ou'u INT W huo"
NJ. oruS views upon tue tariu-a SUBJECT
.la. W0u.u soon oe oeiore congress. froies,
sol Gti,uuet 'ulsrPreteu Tue ques'ion, anu
MI. nlrd wiote on Tue blackboard as follows;
-. su"Ject VI having ta'tn iaws or uolug
"Iuout tueui nas pten Que Vi the inoSt VeAeu
questioos IN iesisiation. IL seems long tune
oe'oTe u VIII come 10 any ma settiement
ludeed, from the nature OF me case, since new
interests or branches N manufacture and
production are continually rising, requiring
TO eave the laws more or less modified III
theif DenaiI, IL could not be otherwise than
ina. this question should be continually taken
up anu discussed with warmth. II not with
ultimate satisfactory results. Yet we may
nope we are working nearer and nearer to its
correct solution. What this is, remains to
De found. The Tree traders presel souie good
points IN advocation Of their views. There
viii oe no exchange wntther between ,hdi-
v.duais VI countries, that lhe TWO VINO make
.ue eASnau-e uo uot oeIeVe u wou'u pe "
tatif ausantase. Aso que wouiu naake tne
eAenanse WIZ .uat otuer tnat asseu tue
e"s' 'oi "hasete' :. s.so' or' ~ odier wofus,
Tue onN wUuii ouy IN Tue cheapest Market IL
tne wor,u' lureal applause
Ane aoove was Wr'ttrn Without hesilation.
III very neat anu ieSioie hanu, ard about
as last as Could copy after the writer,
There was only one erasure, and one interim.
cation. Pat any o. The undergraduates of an,
College up before an audience, anu give them
subject 10 express their thoughts upon i'm.
promp'u, and II may oe questioned whether
any OF them would do as well.
a sentemau th<n proposed question in
mechanics, as follows: . How should the
walls OF ship be constructed, SD as 10 afto,d
the greatest re,istaiIcG 10 projecti es"
Mr.. >. 1. Green, OF Maine, promptly ans
weled as follows:
I6e outside sh0u be OF iron plate, firmly
riveted ON and Joined, plate to plate, in sucn
manner as 10 give The least chance for the
momentum vi projeclile to start ii from its
functions. Tnis non plate should lie upon a
layer OF hard but elastic Wood teak Is the
best; and The teak agail should be backed by
while oak. The rivsrs holding the IRON plate
must penetrate all the AYERS, and must he
again firmly fixed on the interior OF the hull.n
Mr.. Melr.ck proposed the question, .Wbat
is losic?' whicn being INTERPRETED to Mr.. Dra-
per, he wrote the following answer:
"Locic is a science which was cultivated in
the days OF Aristotle to a high de.ree OF per-
lection for those times. 1t was not unknown
previous to this in India. 1t has fallen off as
u science OF late ears, though knowledge OF
1t is deemed essential 10 all scholars. It's the
art OF wo,dins and arranging Two propositions.
cail.a , ,,rs.'.'-e., a, sunh a .aann.r ,hat the
t2'ru piopos.tlon, tDe CONCLUSION, Is obvious al
ohee' u Is the Pohting oui OF particular
tiutn which was conpiepenoed under pre-,
V!ously slaled senelai one. lGreat applau
MI Malone proposed the Question" az genius
innate or acqnIieu?
Mr. Greene wiote this admirable answer !:
Genius is innate aud Goa Given, and Lever
acquire. II arrives at results by processes
wnch acquired talent cannot understand, lar
less equai.' lGreat applause.
OuriIg the wrltlns Ut tuese answers Prof.
S Eai'auuSt ID response 10 an nquily made b,
MI. WatKils, gave snort sRelcn o. the iound-
inS Oh Tue ConeSe ana 'ts subsequent history.
Two recitatlonS were gwen in tue sign
anguass ny vi. Ureehe, Tue last one, ihe
Wof.a ,or Saie' as Interpreted ana ieciteu
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