The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-06-16

m. ercisss:
IT. l. salutatory-Tne RIGHT Men in the Right plac
IL w. Harry Morrison, Farming on ae
MGh1g LSst and H Sas M TOrrey Turner
"a Robert S Melcher Cane El;z hath
n a. Stepping Stones. o~pe N''A ''e'o'
+, ou,u.., Georgia A. Palmer, Gardiner.
H. g NJ, Stephen H. Smith. Provlncetown, Mass.
il Z. Home and its Influences 0A''A'
n Fred Durham Stevens Plains.
a. rerSeverance H. Louis Irish, Turner.
Vi 10. Gases. Georei. s Perham. Paris
ManyWDat ia h. A Art %sa p r1s%ss Belfast
OF .. Edward L. Hersey, Bangor
be u. Wild Flowers. Maria N. Stevens, GuiIf5rd
A. II. Silent Forces.
"a Walter B. GunnisOn, w. waterville...
ID Flora E. Couburn, Lincoln
Z. 10. Progress. Fred E. Bean, 0headfeli.
le IL. Valedctory-G Grapes of Thorns.
rs Floronce A. Fogg, Deering.
After the delivery of the valedictory, diplo
:, !. mas were conferred upon the members of the
N graduating class by the Rev. j. G. Snow, Prin
r, cipal Of the institution. The class then SUNG
= parting ode, after which the audience was
dismissed with the benediotion
If In the Ladies' Collegiate Department the
3, degree OF Laureate of AIRS was conferred on
II Misses Florence M. FOgg, Deering; Georgia s.
s ferham, Paris; Mary A. Stowell, Canton The
Q degree OF Laureate of Science was conferred
= on Misses Flora E. Coburn, Lincoln; Msria N.
Stevens, Guilford; Julia M. Torrey, Turner.
0 In the Seminary Department the graduates
' of the Elective Course were Georgia A. Palm.
|, er, Gardiner, and H. Louis Irish, Turner
!, Graduates OF the College Preparatory Course.
Fred e. Bean, Readfeld; Waller r. Gunui-
| Wafar =" Ii
ington; Stephen H. Smith, Provincetown
Mass; Arthur p. Thombs, Belfast Gradu-
ates of the Higher English Course, Fred G.
Buffum, Orono; Fred Durham, Stevens,
Plains; Edward L. Hersey, Bangor: R. 8.
Melcher, Cape Elizabeth
The literary orations and addresses were of a
nigh order of merit, and the average was high
er than usual, and that is no mean praise. The
Portland Band furnished the music on the oc.
casion.
Alter the exercises were concluded process
sion was formed at the church, consisting of
the Trustees, faculty, the various classes and
invited guesta. and friends of the pupils, and
marched to Hersey Hall. where tables we're
laid to accommodate the whole number.
Rev. !. z. Snow, Principal Of the Seminary.
presided, and after the repast had ended. brief
speechesawere made by Gov. Perham, Emery
y. Bean, Esq, Of Readfeld, Rev. George w.
Quimby, editor of the Gospel Banner, Charles
g. Fobes, ESQ.,, of this city, of the class of 1857,
and ex-Gov. Washburn.
Ats o'clock the church was again filed TO
listen to the Grafton and poem, the former be
ing delivered by Professor w. r. Shipman, of
Iuits college. His subject was The Moral FL
ement OF True Scholarship. In the course of
the grafton he referred to the singular history
o. huloff, the Binghampton murderer, and in
more enlarged degree to the condition of
France as illustrations of the evil of striving
Tor literary or scientific educatiod without ac
campaigning it by corresponding develop.
ment OF the moral powers He pleaded for
equal moral and intellectual developments and
concluded his Grafton with an appeal to his
hearers to encourage the love of truth courage.
devotion and hope as basis of true scholar.
ship.
| The Grafton was very excellent one. Next
the poetess, Mrs. Mary s. Reed of Aubrn. was
introduced, and she gave witty. lauphable
ana entertaining description Of the past edu-
| cational advantages, and painted the hardsbins
of the schooldays of forty years ago with a
truthful hand
The Senior Glass of Gorham Seminary at
'enoed Ia body, and seemed TO be highly
pieased with their excursion and the exercises.
| In the evening reunion of the alumni was
held at Hersey Hail. which was pleasant af
lair. Five graduates will enter Tufts College
| next term.
PORTLAND WATER COMPANY. -The Water
Company have just made a great improye-
| ment by putting in a 20 inch safety gate at
| the corner of Congress and Vaughan streets.
| The object of this is to afford an additional
cut off well from the main pipe from Sebapo
as from the reservoir, whenever it is necessary
to make repairs upon either connection
has also been made of the main pipe with the
| cry sewer on Vaughan street, SO as to draw
| off the water in the reservoir for purposes of
publication. new six inch pipe has also
been started to be run parallel with the main
on Congress street, and this additional pipe
will soon be extended down Congress and up
Carlton streets connecting at Bracket street
with the delivery pipe from the reservoir so as
to aid in furnishing an extra main in case of
accident or needed repairs.
STEAMSHIP CLoTILDA - Deputy United
|
several days in recovering portions OF the car
go OF the British steamer CIotilda, ashore on
Wells Beach. He has already arrived here
with one cargo and entered it at the Custom
House under bond, and hopes to recover more.
| The position OF the steamer has improved since
the last intelligence, and the prospect of get
ting her off is very good. By the efforts of the
wreckers she has been moved over one hun
bred feet and is now at low water mark, and it
is hoped that the approaching high tides, to-
gether with the tightening of her cargo, will
soon float her SO that she can be brought into
the Portland dry dock.
The EMPIRE CIRCUS -Wotten & Haight's
circus came yesterday to contend with popular
prejudice, but it proved to be passably good
show. True, the street display was small, and
the balloon didn't go up at O'Clock, as adj
vertised, but it made very pretty ascension,
for hot air vehicle, between 3 and G O clock
The people were disappointed in not seeing
tight-wire performance outside the tent; but it
wasn't advertised. The two cages of perform
ing beasts were there and the daring exploits
with them by the lady and gentleman perform
ers were very satisfactory. There were no new
features in the arenic part of the exhibition but
the acts were decently we'll performed. Their
number, however, was not large. The compa-
ny is going east and will no doubt meet with
good success. 1t is very respectable institu-
ton, and in the country towns will no doubt
do well. The usual number of side shows ac-
) companying the institution.
STONE & MURRAY's CIRCUs-A few days
ago we called the attention of our readers to
the fact that the great Stone & Murray's cir
Gus would be with us on Friday, the 23d inst,
and in order to impress it upon the minds of
those who may forget it, We speak of it again.
We are assured that any who fail to visit the
circus this year will miss great deal of pleas
ure. The very highest talent of American as
, well as European arenas have been engaged,
and the various acts are performed with de-
greece OF perfection rarely attained. The rep
utation far fathfulness which the managers
have earned is sufficient guarantee that what.
ever is announced upon the bills will positive
~ be performed. They do not need to beg for
patronage by flaming announcements of fict-
tious names and acts, nor will they resort to
any such tricks to deceive the people. Re-
member the day and date-Friday, June 23d.
p. T. BARNUM.-rhe name of this gentleman
is synonym of great things, and whatever be
!, undertakes is sure to be "big thing" He has
" | rocantlv izod tho a.