The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-14
BGWDOIN COLLEGE.
Annual Meeting OF the AIumni-A Spicy Dis.
cusstcn-Who is to Control Affairs in the
Future f-The Election Of President.


BRUNSWICK, Me-, June II, 1871.
II there are two tn ngs more than any other for
which Brunswick should be celebrated it is for the
great amount OF buebcrries herein disposed OF ana
the preponderance OF the Johnson family within ts
limits. Blueberres raw, blueberries In short cake
and blueberries In every conceivable form OF pastry
confront the visitor at every turning, and even on
the streets the boys hawk them about at prices
which, II generally known, would cause general
immigration or fruit-lovng metropolitans from New
York h,ther. The walters at the hotels have
blue teeth, all The girls look languishingy from
eyes Of ceruean hue. and the whte-nosed bay
horses portray with their blue feocks the colors OF
the Stars and stripes. As to the parties by the
name of johnson, their number Is legion. have
Just counted i've signboards bearing that appclla
ton from the window Of my room, and all the way
uy the main street the name alternatcs with the
coanomens OF other less fortunate individuals
Agricuturally speaking, the crops Of the town are
together. The continuation OF
TIE COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
was nicely gotten ON with last night and to day.
through Its usual dcclamatory routine, was duly
and severaly applauded, and the good little boys
came. TWO of them divided equally prize
OF sso although peeye The
that 81 previous years. Another strong feature
or the week was the meeting OF the alumni to-day,
concerning the Importance OF which might he hung
q tale. To Degn with. let It be said that Bowdoin
College mas Tor years past been slowly fadng out
from nanites not the fault OF the students though,
for they represent the best blood OF the Dirgo
State; but because OF the great ceDtrallzatlon OF
power the hands OF the Board Of Overseers
and their desire to conduct the ayars OF the College
in the most orthodox, the most exemplary and the
most conservative manner without reference r. rho
TACT that the weird has changed somewhat ,rce its
composition was discovered to be other o,n fhat nj
green cheese. The better TO carrv ont ,a,r ,,rr
poses, the Rcard OF Overseers ,ur year, a@o dis
~ renns he was Catholic
Installed IN his go al the REV Professor Samuel
cIsrlynan ~ ~ ,r IL. D., and an extremely devout
iicatior II the congregational school. HIS quail.
no. IS as n scholar we're unsurpassed. perhaps, by
WV SO OF any man IN the country; but, as the guide
and instructor Of two on three hundred lmpulsiye.
proved 10 he out Of place. Except the suppressiDg
OF the oiious practice OF "haZing' which has been
entirely done away with under his administration
there are results to which he can point as tn
umpha eject Of nis labors Although he was be-
loved by ali OF his pupils aud respected ny eacn ara
every one III whom he came In contacHi ~ nouc
the less an established fact that he was the round
man in the square hole, and that the college has
been steadily running INTO the ground SINCE 1851,
when he took control Tie alumni Of the university
witnessed this condition OF affairs with great sorrow.
T0ey realized the fact that II such were long 10 con.
tInue the epaph OF the college might be written in
The words, Ded or too much theology and TOO ltte
practical WORK. and they decided II possible 10 ef
lee: change in the admin straton OF adairs. such
| O change was attempted some tine ago. but proved
dead failure. The oyerscers OF the colege- -'A
| limit a sense whose power necessiates JOINT legiS
Iatlye action Oil the part OF both Maine and Massa
chusets set their faces like fint against all innoya.
! tions upon the customs established by their great
! grandfaibers ana reused 10 Yield one jot or one
! little 10 the demands OF the graduates OF the instu
! ton over which they eyer,cl supreme control
! Thus matters went on unlIl, TO their grea
alarm, the government discovered that their students
were MI taking "new Departure Out OF a ciasi
! OF thirty odd men which entered the college witt
| President Harris but fifteen VIII graduate to.mor
row, and the overseers become filed with ieeling
| of apprehension ana dismal forebodpgs for tn
future They senslbly resolved to meet the enem,
face 70 face and in pursuance OF this resolution, III
yiled the alumni TO III hal Of the vacancies whcl
| might exist In the Board OF Ovcrscers, and ut tn
, same me managed 10 bring about the resignation
| OF President Uarrs. such was the condition OF Of
| fairs ut
| THE ALUMNI MEETING
| TODAY. The propositions above embraced were iai
| before the alumni accompanied by vote Of IN