The Portland daily press., 1873-07-09
Especial Dispatcb to the Press 7


BRUNSWICK, July Sat the conclusion Of
the address before the Alumni in the church,
the Alumni Association met in Adams Hall
at $50 p. M, the President, Hon. S. H. Blake
OF Bangor, being in the chair The Secretary,
Prof j. B. Sewall, read the report of the last
meeting. The Treasurer, Hon. s. P. Benson,
then presented report ON the building fund
for Memorial Hall, from which we learn that
$49,079 have been subscribed, $43, 2O4 of which
have been paid in. The outstanding notes of
the building committee are $500, and the con-
struction account gives$490 27 as the amount ex
pended. The receipts during the past year
have been $2649, and the expenditures $1143. =
Only thirty-fve dollars have been subscribed
during the past year, and the outlook for the
completion of the building is gloomy indeed.
Hon. Joseph Titcomb, from the building COM
mittee. made verbal report, agreeing with thai
of the Treasurer.
e. E. B. jackson, Esq, from the committee
to whom was referred the matter of election
OF overseers by the alumni, recommended that
the committee be continued, and said he had
addressed petition to the Board of Trustees.
Hon. j. w. Bradbury questioned the expedi-
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college under complete control of the State
This is the threshold difficulty in the election of
overseers by the Alumni. As regards the mat
ter of State aid the constitution inhbits the
granting of money unless full control be given
to the State. He questioned if the alumni was
an organized body with power sufficient to ex-
ercise this suffrage.
&c. Dodge, Esq of Boston, offered two reso-
buttons to the effect that it is expedient to APP
ply to the legislature for State aid, and that it
is expedent to place the college in such rela-
tions to the State that aid can constitutionally
be granted. He thought that cid must come
from some where, and come soon, else the col
lege was doomed There is no danger in plac-
ing the institution under the control of the
State
A sharp debate, generally participated in,
arose upon these resolutions Rev. j. o. Fiske
saw other than legal difficulties in the way
The State has in former times interferred, as in
the removal of President Allen and the matter
of the May training. The chief difficulty is de-
nominational. Prof. Upham and Hon. George
Evans collected $4,000 on the pledge that the
institution should be always Congregational
c'SpcdhcI was oIlOuSly III ldFOE VI tue Fdllu
claims of the Congregationalists. M. w. Full
err, Esq, of Chicago, advocated the interests of
Congregatonalism. Let Congregational fami
lies bnild up the college. The resolutions were
laid ON the table and the committee instructed
to act in conjunction with the Trustees. 1t is
evident there is crisis in the affairs of the col
lege. Something must be done, and done quick
ly, even if the institution has to be dis-estab-
lished. The matter of nominating three over
seers by the alumni to fill vacancies was laid ON
the table. The vacancies will be filled by the
Trustees Wednesday morning. The Associa-
ton then adjourned.
The concert by the Germana Band this eve
ming was fine one, but will scarcely be pecu-
MARY success.
The Zeta Psi Paternity held its annual re-un-
ion tonight.
Tomorrow the class of '33 meets with DIR.
Lincoln, and the class of As with Prof. lothian
Sewall. Glasses of '27, '43, SO, 49, '66 and 20
also hold reunions tomorrow
The Board of Trustees complete their bust
ness to morrow and will report.
Tomorrow is Commencement Day. The pro-
cession forms at 1890 a. m.
ITO Associated Press.1
Arrest of the Collector ofBeIfast.
BELFTsT, July 8.-Barnabus w. Roberts,
Collector of Belfast, was to-day arrested by
United States Marshal Marble on a warrant for
violation of the revenue laws by engaging in
trade. He will be examined before Coma.is--
sioner Clifford of Portland.
Fatal Accident.
BATH, July 8-Nathanel Curtis, while at
work canlking the dock of a schooner at North
Bath, yesterday, was struck by a topmast which
was being lowered, but slipped from the sings,
striking him on the back and crushing his skull.
He died at one o'clock this morning. He was
forty years of age and leaves wife and
seven children.
Not n Suicide.
LEWISTON, July Slate this afternoon as
measures were being made to search the river
for the body of Mary f. Garland, who was sup
posed have committed suicide last night, boy
sauntering near the river found the woman
wandering in an insane condition. She had
left a letter limiting at suicide and portion of
her clothing had been found near the river