The Portland daily press., 1874-06-04
THE Anniversary at Kent'S Hill.

KENT's HILL, Me-, June 3, 1874.
Ihe exercises of commencement week began
Tuesday evening with prize destinations and
readings. Of the fifteen ladies and nine e ntle-
men on the programme, one lady and four gem
tlemen were excused, making the performance
much briefer than formerly, most desirable
feature. Such exercises, however interesting,
when continued as in former times till mid
night, become rather wearisome The per-
formers did themselves credit in the execution
of their parts, yet the selections, to one accus-
toned to these annual occurrences, could hardly
have the merit Of freshness. "Emmett's
Speech" 1.-THE Polish Boy" 'Relief of Luck
now ''Irish Aliens and English Victories
Smother and Poet have all done service on
former occasions. The ''tick, tick, tick, tick of
the throbbing pulses" as it resounded through
the hall, told that the traitor though dying,
was not dead. Students well know the diff
Guilty of obtaining appropriate selections for
these exercises, yet the obituary element pre-
vailed to such an extent that sameness was
prominent feature. Of the nineteen parts, if
teen made sorrowful illusions to some ones
death. The two prizes Of equal value were
awarded as follows: For defamation, "Irish
Aliens and English Victories by Edward S.
Hayes of Pennington, and "The Future of
America" by L. NJ. Mason of Bonny Eagle,
with honorable mention of c. G. Haskell of
Livermore Falls. j. Fl. Thompson of Kents
Hill, and o. III. Dunton of Bangor.
For reading the prizes were given to Abbe
T. Sturtevant of North Fayette and Lizzie s.
Milliken of Augusta, who rendered respective
| ly "The Shunamite," by Willis and "The
Famine" by Longfellow, with honorable men,
ton of M. Belle Holt of New Sharon, A. May
| Miller of Bethel, and Clara E. Pratt of Fair
| field.
This afternoon occurred the anniversary exer-
cises of the Calliopean and Adelphian Socie.
ties. Rev. Henry E. Robins of Colby Univer
sity delivered the grafton which was worthy
both of the man and the occasion. The poem
by Rev. Geo. Lansing Taylor of New Hav
en-, subject, "Elijar," was one of special inert,
and was not only appropriate but highly ap
preciated by the audience.
This year, as last, the music for the varoui
exercises was furnished by the music depart
ment under the popular and efficient manage
msnt of Prof. w. f. Morse, director, and Misi
Sarah j. Hall, pianist The chief interest thus
far centered on the entertainment of last even
ing, consisting of the oraiorio of ESTHER" in
which the performers appeared in full Median
Persian and Jewish costumes This beautiful
oratorio received full justice at the hands O
the musical department., and made perfec
success. The nineteen solo singers showed th,
admirable. training in this department, and re
fiected much credit upon Prof Morse and hi
| assistants.
should have remarked that previous to thu
Grafton yesterday Beethoven's Fifth Symptom!
with pianoforte, organ and other instrumental
Accomplishments was rendered with pleasing
effect, and at the close of the afternoon exer
cises the Anvil Chorus by sixty performer
with pianos, organs, anvils, &c, completed the
musical exercises. To-day the graduating ex
ercises proper occur. w.