The Portland daily press., 1873-05-24
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The essays exhibited considerable breadth
and maturity of thought and in matter and de-
livery, were very creditable to the members of
the class. The girls were prettily dressed and
made an attractive appearance. Mr.. Fletchef
made capital parting address to the class, and
Gov. Perham, as chairman of the Trustees,
conferred the diplomas with cordial and appro-
pirate remarks. The affair passed very happily
despite the somewhat gloomy and disagreeabie
weather. 'sN .EMNwgHsfE p &a8@a
The visitors from abroad were most hospita-
bly, entertained by the citizens of Castine, and
were profuse in praises of the perfection OF
I the arrangements for their comfort and pleas
ure. II. was most agreeable season and left
the happiest impression on all hands. ~,
| -ag ASK TRUSTEE sMEETING. ,TRBEs -
Tho Beard of Trustees held their first meet.
ing on Wednesday and effected temporary
organization by choice of Gevs Perhamp for
Chairman and Stanley T. Pullen for Secretary.
A committee of three, consisting Of Messrs.
johnson, Pullen and Abbott, were appointed
to report plan for permanent organization and
a series of bylaws at the next meeting, which
will be held at Harrington on the occasion of
the graduating exercises of the Western Nor
NAL School in June. % 90 '.1 2 ~ "a Z
The HALL EXPEDITION. public still
continues to be interested relative to the stories
of the rescued party of the Polaris A New
York despatch says that Judge Charles P. DAILY,
President of the Geographical Society, speak
ing of the death of Capt Hall, of the Polaris
Arctic Expedition, says that the letter-writer
who started the poisoning story npon the ex-
preston of q suspicion of an Esquimaux,
would mot have done SO had he known the
breed. They do not know what truth means
Joe is spoken of as awell meaning man, but
Hans is man of very bad reputation. and was
near being hanged by Mr.. Hayes on one Of his
expeditions, so convincing was the proof that
no had been the cause of the death Of Mr.. Som
tag. Judge DAILY is not inclined to accept as
Truth, the stories told Of Capt. Buddington, by
those rescued. and alluded TO the circumstance
that Tyson and Myers were the men reported
as showing naturalization at Disco. Capt.
Hall, he says however, was not capable of lead
ing such an, expedition and did not care SO
much that the north pole should be reached, as
that he should reach it, He was no seaman,
and an attempt to induce him to leave the COM
mand to Lieut.. Grinnell, "a son of his benefactor,
failed. This Mr. Grinnell when spoken to on
the subject, said that Capt. Hall lacked only
one requisite for the task he undertook, ability
to govern the men. He was too familiar with
his crew, easaeSk s3efsS fhaG
John Hegeman, who furnished the expedi-
ton with portion of her outfit, is made to say
by an interviewer, that Hall expressed himself
confident that Buddington, Chester and Morton
would sustain him in any discipline he should
attempt to enforce, and that he (Hegemanl in
his daily visits to the Polaris, when at New
York, was not favorably Impressed by Tyson.
He regarded him as very dissatisfied man, and
one whom it would be difficulty to manage. In
his opinion the whole party rescued were de-