The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-07-25

Planting of the Ivy.
ODE.
Air:-"4merica."
Our wv, 'tis of thee,
Sweet vine of memory,
OF thee we sing
AS once the god of wine
Was crowned with ivy vine,
OF future Joys.
About her walls then climb,
And for all coming time
Our college grace.
Thus may our future be
From care and sorrow free,
And memory cling to thee,
Old college home.
AWARDS:
To the Best-looking Man.. .......... ....A Mirror
Wyman.
'-'' 1'''' ~ Matthews Matthews. ''" '-''1' N'' ~"
To the most proficient Ponyist, ............AH Horse
DAYS..
To the Best Moustache. "A Moustache Cup
(Instrumentalist A Trumpet
To thu Musical Men,. Vocalist,
Mother Goose Melodies
Chase and Dewhnrst.
To the Biggest Eater, Wooden Spoon
Burnham.
To the Fighting Man, .;............B Boxing Gloves
Salsman. ssssz~
To the Ladies' Man., ......................AD Doll
Jones.
w. L. Davis. ..................,.Od lst.
OFFICERS OF THE DAY:
fresdent,. ................"...C. ID. Salsman
snal,. = =. " yman
DlStIlputor OF Awards, ,....,.......d. M Inomsou
At the Alumni meeting the neurology was
ready by Prof. Hamlin of Cambridge. The fol-
lowing officers were elected:
President-Gen. r. B. Shepherd, Skowhegan.
IAvk ohN-4 NAn bsrA~
Necrologist-C. e. Hamlin, Cambridge.
Secretary and Treasurer-E W. Hall.
Counselors-M. Lyford, N. Meader,s,F. A.
Waldron.
About fifty of the Alumni were present.
In the examination for admission to the col
lege, which took place this morning, six candi
dates applied. The majority will be admitted
from fitting schools on certificates, making the
class number aboutIforty.
The annual meeting of the trustees, (which
was unusually large, took place at nine. Sena-
tor Hamlin regularly donated the interest Of
five hundred dollars for the freshmen reading
prizes, which have hitherto been paid when
called for
At an adjoureed m Getting of the. trustees in
the afternoon nothing of Importance was done.
This evening the procession of students,
alumni, &C., formed at the College, headed by
the Waterville Band, and escorted the orator
and poet to the Baptist church, where large
audience gath cred. The Grafton, by Samuel
Moss OF the Indiana State University, was on
the general subject of the final purpose of Uni
verse and its relation to education. Mr.. Moss
said that in all works of human hands we al
ways looked to the final purpose or objectwh
was in large class the igreater welfare of the
human race, and we ia the same manner have
perfect right to judge the universe, going back
from the work to the benevolent cause. The
great object of the universe, he thought, was
the perfection of human character. Curiosity
was given for the purpose of searching the
meaning of nature, and he wondered that the
| child possessed it SO much more than the man.
Applied to education it is the knowledge o.
truth by which the mind was. ED cated, and the
great test of character is its conformity to the
universe about it. The character of Christ con.
formed most closely to the universe of God.
The exercises were closed by poem by Rev.
| s. f. Smith, D. D., of Newton Centre, which
| was production of deep thou ght
Reunions of several secret societies took
| place at the close of the Grafton.