Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-07-20
Colby University.

| The examinations for the term occur on
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday OF this
week.
The Oracle, the animal publication is
sued by the students here, was distributed
last week. The editors were Chase and
woodsum n &c AMI Nichols aud Files OF
~. The ~ticIes are well written the cuts
good and the jokes sharp and to the point.
| The students. with possibly one or Two ex-
cepiioas, are well satisfied With it. The
printing was done at the Lewiston journal
Office, andsis neatly and accurately done.
The petition for change of terms. by
which the long vacation will come in the
Summer. laslin. from june TIL September.
has been signed by a majority OF the stu
dents and the change viii probably be
! made.
The Freshmen are feeling rather iubilsRt
because of victory OF their Nine over a
picked Nine from the upper classes on sat
ur1ay last The game was the best one
seen here tor the season. IL was he:lv con-
tested, but the Freshmen oulbattr9 and out
felded their opponents from the first 10 the
last. winning by a score OF Il to 5. Anoth-
er game is expected between the same
Mines on Wednesday afternoon OF this
week.
The Senior class which Just graduated at
the waterville Institute all obtained the re.
quired rank necessary for admissions 10
Colby. The class numbers 30 aud the ma
joriiy will enter the class Of 80 which /,
expected TO exceed that Of -, now the lar
gest in the College.
THE Freshmen will celebrate the close OF
their first wear at Colby with an exit at
Skowhegaa. Friday evening. The usual
exercises. consisting OF Grafton, Poem. Hts
tory. etc, will be given by members OF the
class.
The officers of the reading loom tor the
hext year are a. follows:
President. W. II. Brown,on, -: Vie
President. IL. y. Haynes. a.; Secretary.
Fred T. Dewhurst. ~; Treasurer. Willis
4. JOY. -. The reading room i. better
supplied with paper, lhau that ofany other
College in the State. 1t l. supported 10y a
tax Of 80 cents per term GA all students
who belong TO the Association.
The exercises for Commencement WceA
will be In the following order:
COLBY UNIVERSITY.
CuMMENcENENT WEEK-l>-G.
SUNDAY JILY -
BACCALAUREA sTRYuN. by the Prc,i-
dent. at the Baptist Church. at u +. VI.
SERMON before the BoArdmAn Missionary
Society and Young Mems Christian AsSocia-
,ion by Rev. r. :. MACARTHlR, OF New
York, a, 4 +. NJ.
MONDAT.JtLY ~.
PRIZE DEFAMATION ofthc Junior Glass.
At the Baptist Chuheh. at u VI.
TTESDil. JELf -.
EXAMINATIONS for Entrance. at Room No q
Cbamplin Hall. at A. NJ.
ANNUAL MEETING uF THE BOARD or
TRUSTEES at room No. 10. Champlin fall, at
a. NJ.
ANNUAL MEETING OF HE ALUaNI AsSoCIA-
TON. at Alumni Hall, at = 7. NJ.
ANNtvkRsARY or THE LITERARY So
CrEIEs; orstion by Hon. HENRY W.
FAME. IL u. (class of 1907 f Boston !:
ttH ~ iAo-Si i fis -NtN
ork, at the Baptist Church. at T. NJ.
WEDNESDAY,. JJL Y2G
ADDRESSES or TIE GRADUATING CLASS,
al he Baptist Church. stall A NJ. The
proce- sion forms at 100 M
CoNMENCNENT DINSEK at Alumni Hall, at
/ i. NJ.
LtRRARY AND CABINET on NAruEAL HI,-
tory vii! bc open from 10 Pm
CoNcHKT BY the Temple Qulrtetie. Of Boz
ton. assi -ied by Mr.. II. 81 smith, at tie
Baptist Church. at pm
PRESIDENTS LEvKE after the Concert