The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-07-15
soxE COLLEGE E0Ys OF NOTE.

soXE COLLEGE BOYS OF NOTE
aow Hen Who Have Achieved Distinction
Rank-L AZ BeyFdOi1 Collsze-Longfeilo= as
ayo-.hfuI POet-EEvtaoTns and Pierce as
FAST Friends Senator Fesssnden szt the
War Governor Of Asssscausetts.
4 letter writer at Brunswick, Me, sketch
e. pleasantly some Of the college experiences
Of Longiellow and Hawthorne, Pierce and
Fessenden, Cilley and John 4. Andrew.
lie -avs:
Perhaps the man Of all men who know
more than any about this subject II the
venerable Prof. Packard, still living al the
ripe OLD age OF scventy-seven, in a retired
mansion jU,t out side the college yard. lie
was the carly tutOr oi LgugfcllOw, Iiaw-
tborne. and Pierce. lie has been 4 Pro-
f,---or at the college over hall century.
IL. Is now the college librarian. II was
beautiful Afternoon as ] walked up IL the
Campus, and, passing into the library, with
IT, lofty roof and oaken gallery, found the
old Professor IN conner nook reading
late review, lie has personal greeting for
every one, and personal knowledge Of all
save four who have graduated from Bow
dom Tor over hall a century. He went
over the incident OF these fifty years or
more, seemingly as il they were bat the
occurrences ui yesterday. OF his cO-labor-
eTs not one j. left behind. Packard be-
came 4 tutor in the college in 1919. Long
fellow, Hawthorne, Abbott, the historian,
Congressman Cilley, George Il. Cheever, the
celebrated divine, and author of "DeacOn
Giles Distillery," besides ex-senator J. W.
bradbury Of Maine, and several other dis
tinguished men, were graduates in the Class
Of 1928. The distinguished Commodore
PrebIe also had an only son in this class, as
did Uh jeremiah Mason, the famous
lawyer oil New Hampshire. The son Of the
latter studied law, but died in early life.
IL l. said the class, "a a whole, was very
ambitious. Young Cilley, who was after
ward shot by Graves, earnestly contended
in has class Tor the first position. But he
found too strong an opponent in Josiah 5.
Little, Of Poland, who was somewhat older
than the rest oil the class, and who had been
finely fitted at Exeter. And so young
Ciliey, after his first wear, seemed TO
lose his ambition, and fell back. II was
thought the Little would make his mark in
the world, but he came in possession of
large property, and In addition married
rich wife, and 80 never reached the goal OF
fame. At graduation the three first parts,
the orations, were forwarded to Little,
bradbury, and Longfellow,. 1t may seem
strange To some that Of all the men who
have gone out from BOwdoin, no one who
has ever graduated first in has ciass has
achieved a national reputation. The poet
Longfellnw, believe has come the nearest
to il. lie was third ia his class, while
ilawthone stood No. Is, Abbott, the his
torian, about 20, Pierce about -, and John
a. Andrew came out at the foot.
LOSGFELLow.
In his college days Longiellow's parents
resided in Portland. The Young poet en-
tered Bowdoin one year in advance, As 1 !
Sophomore, at the early age OF fifteen. In !
college, am told, he had no exclusive As |
sociates. lie mingled and talked freely |
with all, and so came 10 he universally re /
garded by the boys "a a social and general |
fellow. In recitations he was ALWAYS very |
prompt and attentive. He showed himself |
To be a very fine recitation scholar. In the |
language he was especially finished, and |
his themes always bore the stamp Of cIas-
zeal mind. In mathematics and metaphv-
sics, however, he was not particularly dis
tlngulshed, though he acquitted himself
fairly. While in college he wrote q great deal
oil poetry, among which is one poem in
print, much admired. Prof Packard while
N Boston once called upon James G.
Carter, then the editor OF the Li'crdTy r.
rieU OF Boston. who i that Young fellow
down there" says Mr.. Carter. "who writes
such good poetry ~ II seems that Young !
Langicllow was 4 constant poetical con-
tributor 10 this Ecaar while ia college.
There is 4 very old desk now in college
which Is said to have been part Of the col
iesr furniture 81 the poet ! am told that
while in college he READ nearly all the dis
'inguishcd British poets, and showed him
'elf very fond Of the old essavists Of history
md biography. While in college he also
delivered before the students a very fine
PRODUCTION on king Philip and Miles :
'tandish,' and at graduation the subject OF ,
lis Grafton was "rhc Life If Writings Of i
jhattcglon." But he was then. As now.
'ery much avCrsc 10 public speaking. It
GI!l b. nall . century next .july since he ,
graduated. His class will hold = reunion |
L that time and Lyngiellow will deliver | !
'oem.
HAWTHORNE.
Hawthomes parents lived in the old :
own OF Salem, Mas. Young Nathaniel /,
altered Bowdoin n the age Of seventeen.
IS student he was the reverse OF Young !
1ongiellow IN almost every respect. Ii was +,
longiellOw's nature to he frank and social !,
nth all. Hawthorne, on the other hand. | !;
'as sensitive, shy, reserved, quiet, and medi-
alive, and he often preferred TO be by him :
eit. Says one Of his classmates 10 the !,
ritter: Il think he WAS the most peculiar
Dung man III his tastes | ever met. One
eculIarIty Of his college DAYS | remember
cry well. On leaving the recita;ion-room,
lstead OF keeping With the rest OF the class !
; they stosfed tolaugh and chat, he would
drop of either 10y himself in
ompany with one OF his particular associ-
tes. rememher il was often his delight W
wander away alone down among the n
ines. Here IN some noisclcSS retreat he %,
oGid remain Tor hoursstudying and musinr
y himself. He seemed 10 have a dread OF o
Dntact with his fellow students, and ex- n
lblted tendencies to solitude Hut few of ST
Is classmates ever came 10 know him well. !:
a college he had but three associates. Fl
Nth these he was very intimate. One ri
as Franklin Pierce, Pierce afterward be- a
lme President of the United States. and g
hawthorne his bioSrapher / remember" il
my informant, seeing them g
ten IN college days, and ] know the friend a
mp which they then formed for each other 81
sting through lie. Hawthorne's two II
her associates in college were IIoratio d
ridge, now at the head Of the Bureau of al
othing in the next Naval Department. er
I'd George ;. Sawyer, now Chief Justice OF h
'uth Carolina" In rccitations Hawthorne | a
AS not remarkable for accuracy. In fact fr
, was very often deficient Mathematics q
, disliked very much. lie excelled only I
one branch-that for 4 writer. Prof, Al
ewman often spoke OF his translations As m
owing high order Of taste, while his tv
nSilsh compositions were ALWAYS excellent. in
c was, indeed, a lover Of literature and of
eierred rather 10 give vent 10 his natural or
mus than to allow himself to be cramped III
nj moulded into the mere memorizeng a
achlne OF the classroom. Bat to complete wi
c story, some one has said that Hay- WI
orne was blessed with a noble vile. whom 70
he had never loved he would in all pro- tn
bllity have died undeyeloped and un- II
own. Both are now dead. Hawthorne vi
cps on pleasant hill-sIope near Concord
is ideal vile tests in an old church-yard tn
london. In heaven let us trust their IA
MS are again united siz
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
When Franklin Pierce entered Bowtloin CO.
llege in 1920 he was sixteen years of ace. ba
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