The Portland daily press., 1871-07-17
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Friday forenoon was devoted to the declama-
lions ana essays OF the junior Glass according
to the programme given yesterday. Many of
the parts were rendered with unusual excel
lence. The committees of award gave the first
prize in composition to Miss Olevia c. Hilton
OF Alma. and the second to Miss Phllena N.
Folger, Of West Waterville. For defamation.
the highest prize was awarded to Frank Fl.
Smith of Monmouth, and the next to Lewis
NJ Palmer of Litchfield.
In the afternoon the church was thronged
with brilliant assemblage of the friends of the
graduating classes The ten young .men who
graduated from the College Preparatory Course
will probably never stand again in the prese nee
of a more inspiring audience. AS might have
been expected the speakers surpassed them
selves. The programme was as follows:
1. Extract-Nationsl Injustice, ,l.s..r-,
Gustavus L. Peavy, Wateryille.
2 Lessons. -. VIM. Goldt iwait Lawrepcs Mass
9. Standardization. .Eoen g. Russell. Deerinr
4. Progress OF Civilization in The United States,
Henry Hudson. jr., GulIold.
B. Labor and Success. Geo. B. Howard, Winsow
o. MAN s weakness and Natures Power,
Edw j. Colcord Parsonsfeld
z. Extract-Darius Green and his Flying Machine
..;..,.. Leslie G. Cornish, Winslow
EDWARD Z; Smiley yassalboro
:, james Brownbiil, Boston, Mass
10. Hope Of our Country, :,
Henry M. Haywood. winslow
We learn that all these young men are to
enter the Freshman Glass of Colby University,
where they will no doubt maintain the long
established reputation OF Mr. Hanson for
thorough discipline and instruction. Follow
ing the declarations with brief intermisson,
came the essays of the class of eleven young
ladies, who have patiently and faithfully pur-
sued the collegiate course of studies for four
years. There were none among them. brought
forward to fill up an otherwise scanty pro-
gramme, nor as elsewhere in similar institu-
tlons, were those styled graduated, who were
merely leaving school at this time All of
these had satisfactorily completed the course
prescribed, which is, as stated in the legislative
act granting the charter, Equivalent to that
of any female college in New England"
The interest of the audience gathered fresh
fervor as each of the class, with modest woman
ly grace, assembled the platform for this occa-
sion adorned with many beautiful stand of
flowers, and proceeded to read with charming
precision of enunciation their carefully consid-
cred theues. The titles of the articles. and
names of the Ladies' Graduating Glass, are as
follows:
Hidden Treasures. Nellie F. White. East Wintbrop
Elm Ellen M. Strour, Limerick,
Ar castles. ....... .Edda A. Cove, Watervilie
The Word OF God. Hattie Low, Wateryille
Mutations of Time. Ella M. Maxwell, Wateryille
Ancient and Modern Chivalry.
Nellie FL. Darrell, Wateryille
There's Niche for every Stone.
Climbing the Heights. A Poem, : '"'e' i'AS'p0r'
E. EsteiIe Sawyer, waterviile,
Little ihings Adelaide Weeks, Jefferson
Natures Silent Work. Mary 5. Irish. Waterviiie
hocks-ValedictOry Address.
Ollie W. Smiley, Sidney.
A few parting words from the Principal, Mr..
Hanson, accompanied the presentation Of the
certificates to the young men, and the Diplo-
mas of Baccalauriate of Letters to the young
ladies' Then the latter Joined with much evil
dent feeling in singing parting song of ten
der affection, written by Miss Sawyer, and the
exercises were ended.
Your readers may be interested to know
'nac the class wore white m uslin, with simple
ornament Of flowers, and each displayed bit
OF ribbon in the class color, purple. Excellent
music was furnished by Chandler and good
audience attended the Band Concert in the
evening. An Alumnae Association was or
ganized this morning of the three classes who
have graduated from the Collegiate Course
Ihe number of pupils in attendance the past
year in the Classical Department of the Insti- |
5ote has been lag, in the English Department |
zez The average attendance for the past four |
5erme has been 100 The Institute is success.
and hopeful future is before it.
WINsLow.