The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-06-11


| Influences ,.... Cyrus Estes Maxield, Deerine
| The Marble Waiteth. Geneva May Philbrick
| HoultoI
Telegraph and Postal System, ,,..,, oo,,,,,
Higher Education of Women,
| 1hirza Washburn Andrews. Portland
American Foles Laura May Hill, Deerlne
| Music.
On the Heights Albert Henry Pencil, Westbrook
| Beacon Lights ......... Carrie Eliza Owen Deefne
Marah. ......... Cora Lizzie Richardson, Deerins
| Carrie Edna jenkins, Portland
| Prophecies. Ameda V. Snow, West Scaroore
ValedictOry. Annie NICHOLS, oearspor'
| Music.
The diplomas were then conferred by the
Principal, Mr: BODICE, after which the class
sung the class song, written by Miss Laura M.
Hill. We give it below
Long together we have fingered,
| In the paths of knowledge fair,
| Seeking precious stores of wisdom,
Culling flowers and truitage rare.
| And though thorns have oft times risen,
| Mid the blossoms sweet and pure,
Though they pierced, could not d1shearten,
| We were cleaners strong and sure.
And though clouds have cast their shadows,
| Ger our happy days of youth,
| They have had their silver lining,
| Teaching purity and truth.
| But we've worked with glad endeaVor,
| That onr garnered sheaves might be
| Filled with 1airest fruits of labor,
For the great eternity.
| And before us now doth open,
| All the vista of the years,
] When we each shall take life's burdens.
| Fraught with joy or dimmed with tears
And lest life should be failure
| Grid we on our armOr strong,
Looking to the bright forever,
When the End the Work shall Crown.
We have not space nor do we care to particu-
larze concerning the parts, but we do say that
thew were most excellently delivered, and no
difficulty whatever was experienced by those
in the back part of the church in hearing The
class has had an excellent drill in elocution I'M
der Mr. Dodge, aud they showed it yesterday
to fine advantage.
After the exercises in the church were COM
pleted, procession was formed under the mar
shalship of Mr.. j. Durham, and proceeded to
the dining hall, where an elegant dinner was
served, gotten up by the efficient cook, Mr.
Hazelton. After paying due attention to the
eatables, Mr. BODICE called the company to Or
der and called upon the newly elected Presl-
dent Hon. Sidney Perham, for remarks. Mr.
Perham made quite speech, paying tribute to
the late Gen. S. f. Hersey of Bangor, former
President, and most liberal friend to the in
stitution, also to Hon. N. G. HichborD, trus-
tee He spoke at length upon the needs OF the
institution, and extended an invitation to all
friends of the institution to come forward and
help it in its time of need Rev. Mr. Gibbs
followed, in an exceedingly witty speech, very
much appreciated by the whole company. MI.
S. c. Andrews followed Mr.. Gibbs. He thought
the Seminary should not have to call upon out
side parties for aid; there are UnIversallsts
enough in Maine to endow it literally, and they
should be free and generous enough to put their
hands in their pockets and contribute literally.
Messrs. Fobes, Buffum. Torrey, Hon. 1. Wash
burn, Jr, and DR.. Quinby, of the Gospel Ban
ner, spoke of the pleasant nature of the exer-
cises, and commended both teachers and pu-
pills for their fine appearance. Mr.. Dodge ex'
pressed his thanks to the speakers for their
words of encouragement, and requested the
company to repair to the church to listen to an
Grafton by Hon. George 7. Davis of Portland
The Grafton was one of Mr.. Davis able and
scholarly efforts, and was very much enjoyed
by the audience.
The following is an abstract:
THE ADDRESS.
l. The speaker commenced by saying that in
preparing the address he had eDdeavored to
keep in mind the idea expressed by the Dutch
statesman, j ohm Barnevelt, 20 young and am
bilious diplomatist. This young man had been
appointed to mission and wrote Barneveit as
follows: Item and principally to request OF NJ
de Barnevelt formulary, or copy, OF the sound
est. wisest and best couched dispatches, Gone
by several ambassadors, in order to regulate
myself accordingly for the greater service OF
| ;he province and for my uttermost reputation.
| Barnevelt's almost illegibly scrawled answer
| was, UNNECESSARY. The truth, in shortest,
! about matters OF importance, shall oe taken
| for good style" Such a rule would be re-
| ceived with lttle'favor in these days OF expan-
| siye STYLE If our popular writers woulC fol
| low out the advice of the Yankee who, loaing
| in country. store, whiting and keeping his
! ewes open, remarked, "look here, mister, can
| tell YOU how you can sell twice as many goods
| in year." and upon the trader asking how,
| replied, "give 'em good measure" or In other
| words, if these writers would stint their words
| and give fuller measure of thought, what
| gain it would be to their audiences. SOMEBODY
has said that in this world there are few voices
| and many echoes, 50 there are few books you
| read and re-read; the rest are wearlsome ltera'
! tiou. Coleridge coined new word, histology.
| to express his disgust at the superiority OF
| words and paucty of ideas.
| The speaker then referred to the present &C
| casion; this anniversary day both to those who
were departing from the institution those VINO
! were Joining it, and those who were its gradu-
| ates and friends. He reminded his hearers
| saw little The day when we come under some
personal influence that shaped our lives for
| good or evil; the day when-we now see-we
| entered upon career which implied moral
growth or moral decay; the day when some lite
that was dear to us sappeared from our view
| as the ship sinks below the verge; all these
| make our personal anniversaries much to us
| (though unknown by Others and healthy Tor
| the soul There is yet another sort Of annlver-
saries not personal, not local, but stirring the
E a. nG
| centuries of time; anniversaries that commem-
| crate events that made local anniversaries like
| this possible.
One hundred years ago this year broke out
| the Indian war known as Phillips war; One
| hundred years ago this year commenced our
| own war of Independence. The first involved
| for our ancestors the question of existence OF
| determination; the second the question OF per-
| sonal freedom and the national and individual
| growth which comes from freedom; and IN both
| these struggles 1t was personal courage, MILL
| tary skill, and the capacity for sustained en-
| durance which settled the result which, so to
| speak, built up and maintained the external
| walls of protection within which the arts OF
peace might flourish The speaker ILL illustrated q
| by Landseer's beautiful pictures of "War' anG
'fPeace' that, in the order of Providence the
| one scene must always, till the Millennium,
alternate with the other; that the possibility OF
| living ia peace can only be maintained by the
| capacity for successful war, for the effective
| use of the
| "Wide cleaning leagues of sentent steel
| And fires that live to KILL
The speaker referred to Washington during
| the rebellion when the hostile lines were within
a few miles of the city, yet the tide of social
| and business life flowed on in the town un-
| disturbed, because absolute confidence was put
| in the moral assurance that the men in the de-
fences were ready to lay down their lives in
| performing the duty of defence. He quoted a
| beautiful id7l of DIR. Smolett's, which embod-
led the subject. There then is the ond. LII the
| blessings of peace are to be permanently en-
| loved there must also be the
| "Hearts resolved and hands prepared
The blessing, we enjoy, to guard"
The speaker then referred to the severe mill
| tary training the country had passed through.
| Statistics were given from Mr.. Dana's address
at Lexington, showing that from the French
war in 1857 to the present time the Massachu-
| sets people had been one OF the most martial
| upou earth The reasons for this are seen on
our maps in the names of towns. In New Eng
| land YOU find Castine st. Croix; in New York
| the remembrance of the Dutch possession is
| kent alive by Spuyten Duyve Kinderhook, etc;
| Christiana still recalls the slight, abortive at
| tamnts at Swedish colonization; aud further
| sonth ST. Augustine, San Antonio, ETC., remind
ma of the DAYS when Spain and her inqulsltIon
was our ancestors deadly foes. hundred
and fifty years ago the English occupied but a
narrow belt of sea coast, with other European
races, standing menace to their SAFETY. WIN
in little more than century what change