The Portland daily press., 1874-07-02
Wateryille Classical Institute.
WATEPyIIIE Iuly 1877

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To the Editor of the Press:
The anniversary exercises of the Waterville
Classical Institute have just terminated, and
were of highly interesting character. The
examinations of the classes on Friday and
Monday were creditable to teachers and pupils.
There is much faithful work done at this
school, as the results testify. Ten candidates
from the college preparatory department were
examined for admission to Colby University ON
Saturday.
1.-THE particulars of the exhibition were given
in our issue yesterday
On Tuesday afternoon the graduation exer-
cises attracted large audience to the Baptist
church, where the following programme was
given:
COLLEGE PREPARATORY COURSE.
1. The Pleasures of Knowledge,
Charles Fletcher johnson, Winslow.
2. Nothing Great lightly won,
Fred Irving Dinsmore, Harrington.
8. Destiny Of the English Language,
Edmund Thomas Mckeen, Sidney, G. b.
4. The Future of Our Country,
Frank John Jones, Lebanon
8. True to Conviction,
Charles Augustus Chase, North Yarmouth,
Marcellus Edwin Parker Rockland.
s. Is Brass better than Gold9
Appleton Heath Plaisted, Watervile.
Q. Emulation as Stimulant in Education,
Charles Leonard Phillips, Waterville.
10. A Fixed Purpose Essential to Success,
George Edwin Murray, Lebanon.
II. The Madonna's Face,
Emily Peace Meader, waterville.
H. Carries Sumner,
Charles Morse Stevens, West Waterville.
IL. Character and Reputation,
Charles Henry Salesman, Danvers, Mass.
IA. The Age Of Humanity,
Charles Homer Percival WatervilIe.
All of these will enter college at various
places this season.
The young ladies' who had completed the
regular course Of. four years IN the collegiate
department. of the institute, read essays as fol-
lows:
LADIES' COLLEGIATE COURSE.
1, Mole Hills and Mountains,
Annie Firth Bartlett.
g. Thought. $50. Laura Frances Fifeld, Watervile.
8. What Next?. Julia Frances Philbrick, Waterve.
l. Neneeerng. .Abbie Mary Whittier, Waterville.
g. Forelight-A Poem >. Ella Mae Fogg, Limerick.
6. Memory-(Valedictory Address,, .
Lemra Augusta Fifeld, Waterville.
1t was remarked that an unusual amount of
practical common sense pervaded these essays
with less of those imaginative generates which
sometimes the staple of similar articles.
The diplomas were then conferred by DR..
Hanson, the Principal, and the degree of lau-
reate of letters upon the ladies from the colleg
ate course The address of DR.. Hanson to the
graduates was full of sound advice. and was
received with much approval We can only
give an abstract:
"The influence of these years on your intel
lectuaf and moral character shall never perish.
IL has been woven into the very fibre.of your
being and is as indestructible as the soul itself
The world needs you. The demand is impera-
tive for educated Christian men and women
who are able to deny self and work for God
and humanity-who can discriminate between
the true and false. The future courses of those
watched with anxious feelings. Their success
hope and believe that you will carry into COL
lege the same uniform adherence to right which
has ever characterized your connectl on with
this Institute Do not be delu1ed by the idea
that an act committed in the college can have
any other moral significance than the same act
would have if committed elsewhere"
The exercises were interspersed with most
agreeable though novel music by the Temple
Quartette of Boston, who, assisted by Mrs
Weston, gave concert on Tuesday evening,
which was well attended.
Rev. A. r. Crane of Hallowell has been an
pointed to solicit the subscriptions necessary to
secure the $4,000 endowment toward which
Gov: Coburn has so literally subscribed The
Importance of the work done by the Classical
Institute with its fine corps of thorough teach
ers and large attendance of pupils can hardly
be overestlmated. WNsIow.