The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-07
AN ACADEMIC CENTENNIAL

PHILLIP THOUSANDS OF REPRESENTATIVE
ALUMNI HoNCR TIE ONE HuNDnEDTa
BIRTHDAY OF THEIR ALMA MATER.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
AxDovEx, Mass, Juno q, 1878.
This morning The town woke up after an inteliec-
tuai debauch such as II has not experienced for .
nunGcr OF years and Immediately began 10 prepare
great OF to-day The streets at an carly
hour presented an animated appearances. Crowds o.
tao old alumni gathered here and there In little
groups discussed rcmin OF bygone years
Flags flying from aImoet avery building In the
town: bunting was prousc:y distributed along the
srco,s and arches: the big fonts were Tying
their pennants ami steamers, and the Academy was
fairly loaded down With colors The day could not oo
improved Tha town looks better than is cver did
boiorc, and the excellent condition. Inc
arrivals by the morriug tram numerous, as they
we're distinguished. The Governor and his toll stan
arrived ut hafpnst ten and took seats set apart Tor
them. Among the other visitors the President OF
the Senate, Sir. Cog.swcll Rev. Phillips Brooks.
Gonerai Ebcn Sutton Professor Phpps, Of Lewiston,
Me-. Amos Tuck OF New Hampshire; Professor N.
A. Ihctcher, Of Yale; Gonerai J. y. Walker, OF
Concord; Rev. J. NJ. Within, OF Winston
Seminary, Easthamp,on; Presidents Porter. OF Yale;
Bartlett, OF Dartmouth; Seeiye. OF Amherst, ana
Huribur., Of Aidacbury; John Byers. OF Now YORK;
IN politics and letters.
ALUMNI ELxcrioX.
The 1rst business tho meeting OF the Alumni, a.
which the ioowin. officers were elected
Prcsdeut-Georgo Q. Shattuck, Of Boston Vice
Prcsidsnts-Rev. Alexander McKsuzic, OF Cambridge;
Dr Oliver Wendell Hopes, OF Boston; Rev. George
Aooar Of San Francisco Alfred A. Abbott. Of salem;
Vermont; Aipbeus Hardy. Of Boston; Philip H. Sears.
OF Boston; Noses T. stevens OF Audover; Waldo Coll
YORK; rnomas Doanc OF Boston; benjamin. ". harris,
oil Brigewater; Charles Hitchcock, OF CIicago: W.
". crapo. Of Asw Besord Dr. William +. harris, Of
dence Rev. William II. Fem, OF Portland, Mo John
Bysrs, Of Nav York; Joseph v. sml.h. Of .Andovsr;
George W. W. Dove, Of Andovcr; Row. John
Cotton Smith, Of Nav York; Noses Merrill, Of
Boston; William A. Mowry. OF rrovidence; James
G. ABBOTT, VI Lowell. aud Rev. A. f. LawrsLcc, Of
Newton. rho Executive Committee are. besides tho
rr.oDicio members Rev. L. q. Porter, Of Lexington;
ST. J.hnsbary, VI Alphsus n. HARDY, oi Boston. aud
Johu Builard, OF Doahan. Secretary and treasurer.
FraDcls L. johnson, Of Andover
Resv Alexander Mckenzie, 0i Cambridge, delivered
the oraton. lilo began by referring 70 INC ancens
thon passou to consider tho connection between
and tho uIciout schoois Of England Coming down
aFor what did Inc Pur,tans leave their own land
and these open shoresf As the ellis Of thvii
acar England; Thoy crossed III" Implanted seq mai
they might mako hero better England. The place
had already bcen named New England. Tue namc was
10 DO made reality by Eng.sh men and EngAh wo.
With their children lhoJ would preserve all thai
Caurch mus, be here Loyaay, morality, p'ety must
control tns private ana tho puUc liie Tina was not
women mad come 10 stay They were 10 lay The
foundation Of por nancnt structure Vital 70 every
md GOOD morals would not long suosss without
| ton. Scnooi, were not device or IN Invention.
They wsrcA part OF TINS exprsss,on o. mo PURPOSE OK
habit Of their life. on the plain necessity u
their work ana plar. schools they would have. o.
controlled the Affairs Of the colony were men OF educse
| uon."
| Hc showed how alter the establishment OF the
colousts New England they provided iuily for The
thorough education of all their chdrcnthosc OF the
poor well those Of the rlch. The dsthclion paid
10 tho schoolnustcr curly colonial history. he
said, wed how highly our fathers priced education
ana now deeply thoy impressed with lis necessity
as civ,lixlng influence. The OF tho Phiiips
family. Rev. George, the pioneer, who camo ovcf
| with Wiuthrop ana SsltoDstail, WIS then sketched,
and . comprshens,ve outline oi tho grown Of
tho family aud srapnic history o.
ana passed on TO review the pupiIa These, he
sand, would respond from nil tho walks Of lc-fron
the puipiis. platforms. class rooms busnoss oihceA
council halls Of tho nation, and from all lands the
face OF the earth Tho utility oil such preparatory
schools Philips was poihtca out, and the GRAFTON
concluded with IN eloquent tribute 10 tho worth and
| va.uc OF true knowledge
AZ tho close OF the Grafton there some musical
exercises then the genial Dr. Holmes stepped for
ward and read poem written expressly Tor the occa.
sion.
prccesso next formed consisting OF the
| alunn. tho column headed by General William
SS fana. II io1nsnA tho music tho procSss,on
pass, d thru Il tho grounds and cheered old familiar
spots coded TO the large tent, where an
claborae dinner on tho Congregational plan was
| cEctvd.
About tao thousand people sat down To dinner.
Professor j. W. Churchill OF tho class Of '6l presided
A chorus OF male voices. under direction OF u. ].
| Lang furnished music. Addresses wcro delivered
By Professor Churchill Governor Rico, President Por-
tor OF Yac President Eioti, OF Harvard; President
Bartlett OF Dartmouth Professors Peabody aud Park,
| OF philiips Rev. h. Aldcn, General IL. K.
| dinner OF Salem: Josiah Quincy, OF Boston; Gov.
| crnoi Fairbanks, OF Vermont, aud othsrG poNn ~
FL zbcth Stuart Phelps, written for the OCCASION was
| niso read. Ii was announced that Of the 500 0OQ
needed Nv tho academy $685. $50 had been subscribed
Il WIS that GeLcrai Butler gave 81 900 tows
! ard tho ,und.
This evening o grand reception was gwen By the
| alumni A. tbs academy, ut which over Thousand
people were present The centennial celebration u
over IL has been great Succcss, anu the sons OF
Phillips have had chance once more 10 meet and
exchange vows The large crowds vi visitors lott
tho trains this evening, aud tho town returns 10 10
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