The Portland daily press., 1873-06-20
Westbrook Seminary.


Though this popular institution is really To-
Gated in the town of Deering it still bears the
old name. Yesterday was lovely day for the
closing exercises of the graduating class. A
large gathering of relatives, alumni and friends
filed the beautiful little church where the COM
mencement exercises took place. The church
was lastly decorated with flowers and present
ed very attractive appearance. The forenoon
was devoted 10 the graduating class.
After the usual invocation by Rev. Mr.. Leon
ard, the Portland Band discoursed some OF It's
sweetest strains.
The following assigned parts were 'heh sono
through with:
ORDER OF EXERCISES
o-ot;or- plea for Men of One Idea,
oia'ioh-A ~" John Warren Fogler, South Hope
',' Adelaide $. Quinby, Augusta.
Isaac Chase Irish, Tu ;ner
Essay-Cloth Measure VS.. Cubic,
Maribel Elwell, Deering.
Clara Isabel Richardson, Deering.
oration-The Study of Geology,
John Rolfe Trask, Dixfeld.
Levi Greenleaf, Starks.
Cora Belle McClench. Chicopee, Mass.
Oration-The Influence of Gold
John Franklin Hail. Dixfeld.
Martha Fogler Leach, South Hope.
Essay-Lght More Light!
Ellen Stevens Baker, Portland.
Extraordinarily and Progress
Locero Jackson Gibbs, Ashland, Mass.
Essay-The Land of Dreams
Hattie Hubbard, Paris Hill.
Oration-Practical Education Erudition,
Charles Eliphalet Woodbury., West Falmouth
Essay-Art at Work,
Oration-The Advance of Science,
Albertus Rice King. North Monmouth.
Essay-out of School, into the World,
Mary Louise Clark, Westbrook.
John Aanson Merrill Eddngtou.
Helen Louisa Newman, West Falmouth.
Oration-Our Country,
F ank Wallace Woodman, Portland.
Hannah Elizabeth Pray, East Parsonfeld.
Oration-Our Nations Dead,
Carroll Willie Morrill,, West Falmouth
Valeactory-our Old Grapmar Lesson,
Annie Pr1uce True, West Falmouth.
AT the close of the exercises the degrees were
conferred upon the class, % in number, the
Parting Song sung and the benediction deliv-
cred.
The following received degrees of Laureate Of
Arts Ellen Stevens Baker, Maribel Elwell,
Hattie Hubbard, Lydia Morrell Newman,
Helen Louisa Newman, Hannah Elizabeth
Pray Clara Isabel Richardson, Annie Prince
True.
Lanreateof Science: Cora Belle McClench,
Adelaide S. Quinby.
Graduates of College Preparatory Course
Mary Louise Clark. John Warren Fogler,
Locero Jackson Gibbs, Levi. Greenleaf, John
HILL Tr;e oh
Rice King Martha Fogler Leach, John Rolfe
Trask, Charles Eliphalet Woodbury., Frank
Wallace Woodman.
The appearance of the students indicated moi
only taste in dress and wel-bred demeanor, but
that intellige nce which culture alone can give.
The themes showed thought and care in compo-
sition and were gracefully delivered.
THE DINNER.
After the literary exercises of the morning
an elegant collation. was served in Hersey Hall,
at which Gov. Perham, Mrs. Elizabeth Akers
Allen, the poet of the day, Rev. Mr.. Snow Of
Auburn-the former principal-Rev. Mr.. Quinn
by, of the Gospel Banner, Rev. w. E. Gibbs
the orator of the day, E, H. Elwell, esq, of the
Transcript, and other well known gentlemen
| We're present.
f, In the afternoon the literary exercises before
the graduatin class took place in the church A
prayer was offered. The band then played a
selection, after which the Rev. w. E. Gibbs Of
Congress Square Church, delivered an able and
eloquent Grafton, of which the following is an
abstract:
AT the conclusion of the Grafton, Mrs. Eliza
beth Akers Allen-Florence Percy-delivered
her new poem.
As Mrs. Allen has arranged to publish the
poem complete in Scribner's Monthly, she re-
quested the reporters of the city papers to re-
frain from publishing any extracts from the
poem, which request as an act of courtesy to
the gifted poetess we obey.
Last evening there was reunion of the past
and present graduates, and to-day grand ex
cursion will be made-to the islands in the ex
cellent and favorite steamer Gazelle.
The Germ at Westbrcok Seminary closes will
100 pupils in attendance.