The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-07-22
Some College Boys of Note.

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Fessenden, Cilley and John A. Andrew
lie says
Perhaps the man Of all men who knows
more than any about this subject is the
venerable Prof Packard, still living a,
the ripe old age of seventy-seven, ia a
retired mansion Just outside the college
yard. He was the early tutor of Long.
fellow, Hawthorne, and Pierce. He has
been a professor at the college over hall
a century. He is now the college libra
rian. 1t was a beautiful afternoon as
walked up to the campus, and passing
into the library, with its lofty roof and
oaken gallery, found the old professor in
a corner nook, reading a late review He
has personal greeting for every one and
personal knowledge Of all save four who
have graduated from Bowdon for over
half 2 century. He went over the Incl
dents Of these fifty years or more, seem
mgly as if they were but the occurrences
of yesterday. of his old co-laborers not
one is left behind. Packard became Il
tutor in the college in 1919. Longtellow,
Hawthorne, Abbott, the historian, Con
gresham Cilley, George b. Cheever, the
celebrated divine and author OF "Deacon
Giles Distillery," besides ex-senator j.
W. Bradbury, of Maine, and several other
distinguished men, We're gathered in the
class of 1925. The distinguished Commo-
dore Preble also had an only son in this
class, as did old Jeremiah Mason, the
famous lawyer of New Hampshire The
son OF the latter studied law but died in
early life. 1t is said the class, as aWhole,
was very ambitious. Young Cilley, who
was afterward shot by Graves, earnestly
contended in his class for the first position
But he found too strong an opponent in
Josiah s. Little, of Portland, who was
somewhat older than the rest OF the class,
and who had been finely fitted at Exeter
And SO young Cilley, after his first year,
seemed to lose his ambition and fell back.
1t was thought that Little would make his
mark in the world but he came in pos
session Of u large property and in addition
married rich wife, and SO never reached
the goal Of fame. At graduation, the
three first parts, the orations, We're award
ed to Little, Bradbury and Longtel!0W.
1t may seem strange TO some that Of all
the men who have gone out from Bow
doin. no one who has ever graduated first
in his class has achieved national rrpu-
tation. The poet longfellow, | believe,
| has come the nearest to it. He was third
in his class, while Hawthorne stood No.
| Is, Abbott. the historian, about 20 Pierce
about 20 and John A. Andrew came out
at the foot
LONGFELLOW.
In his college days IongfelloW's pa
rents resided in Portland The young
poet entered Bowdoin one year in adj
vance, as 4 Sophomore, at the early age
OF fifteen. In college, | am told, he had
no exclusive associates. He mingled and
talked freely with all, and 50 came to be
universally regarded by the boys as q
social and genial fellow In recitations
he was always very prompt and attentive.
lie showed himself to be q very fine reci-
tation scholar In the language he was
bore the stamp Of Il classical mind. In
mathematics and metaphysics, however,
he was not particularly distinguished,
though he acquitted himself fairly. While
in college he wrote u great deal Of poetry,
among which is one poem now in print,
much admired. Prof Packard. while in
ter. then the editor Of the Literary Re
fellow down there" says MI Carter.
" who writes such good poetly?' 1t
seems that young Longtellow was i con-
stant poctcal contributor to this Review
while in college. There is u very old
des!, now in college which is said to have
been q part Of the college furniture Of the
poet | am told THAT while in college he
read nearly all the distinguished British
poets, and showed himself very fond of
the old essayists of history and biography.
While in college he also delivered before
the students Il Very fine production ON
King Philip and Miles Standish, and at
graduation the subject of his Grafton was
"The Life and Writings Of Chatterton." "
But he was then, as now very much
ayerse to public speaking. 1t was half a
century last July since he graduated His
class held reunion at that time, and
LongtelloW delivered poem.
HAWTHORNE
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